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TIL j.K. Rowling has donated so much to charities that she is no longer a billionaire

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X0LeX TIL about "It's Pat," a 1994 comedy movie based on the SNL character Pat, an androgynous misfit played by Julia Sweeney. It bombed at the box office so badly (grossing only $60,822 against an $8 million budget) that Touchstone Pictures pulled it from theaters after it's opening weekend.
9YoGM TIL a teenage tyrannosaurus rex would go through a growth spurt where it gained 35-45 pounds a week
ADP8o TIL Despite being a popular fad, Gluten-Free diet is not healthier for people who do not have gluten intolerance or allergy “For the general population, the presence or absence of gluten alone is not related to diet quality. What’s important are the overall food choices made within a diet”
WkYo9 TIL from 1933 to 1974, it was generally illegal for individuals and corporations to possess gold in the United States
YpG4Z TIL cars crashing into buildings is so common in North America that it doesn't even make the news anymore.