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TIL lepers lose flesh because of injuries as a result of losing their ability to feel pain

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6EjOZ TIL the difference between ROBBERY and BURGLARY. Robbery is when one uses (the threat of) force to steal from a person. Burglary is unlawful entry to a place for theft.
b6ZrQ TIL a residnece st 220 Central Park South was sold in 2019 for nearly $240 million, the most expensive home sold anywhere in the United States
v8Kr TIL some Ultramarathon Runners Remove their Toenails Permanently
XKRE TIL Michael Jackson, Paul McCartney and Phil Collins are the only musicians to have sold over 100 million albums as a solo artist and member of a group
d8Ky7 TIL that in 2014 China banned the use of puns and wordplay for comic effect because they cause 'cultural and linguistic chaos'