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TIL 800,000+ kids go missing the USA every year, equivalent to over 2100 per day.

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ZDMR TIL Terrence Howard was paid more than Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man. He also believes the movie killed his career.
D1nKg TIL that the NYC government intentionally cheated on lead tests in public schools, leading to false passing grades and allowing millions of children to drink water laced with lead and heavy metals for years and years (they continue to drink contaminated water to this day).
JYol4 TIL Paul Newman's friends loved his homemade salad dressing so much he started a company to sell it. That company, which now sells a variety of foods, gives 100% of its profits to charities. Newman never took any money and in just its first decade over 50 million dollars was given away.
BrYDW TIL about Drachenloch, a Swiss cave. The remains of 30,000 cave bears were found inside, giving it its name (“Dragon’s Lair”).
We9X TIL there are ten million stateless people in the world today, not considered nationals by any country on Earth