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TIL that the salvation army is not a charity. They are an Evangelical business that spent thousands of dollars of donated money to fight gay rights last year. In fact, lots of donated money goes to promoting their beliefs, not charity.

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GYZw7 TIL that in 1939, radio station WJSV in Washington, DC recorded their entire 19-hour broadcast day for historic purposes. It contains the only known recordings of a number of programs from the Golden Age of Radio. It is now in the National Recording Registry and is available free, streaming online.
QNgQp TIL it is possible to kill yourself in your sleep. This condition is called parasomnia pseudo-suicide
ADJOB TIL that Shirley Temple, the child actress and namesake of the drink, was a US ambassador to Ghana and Czechoslovakia during the Velvet Revolution that saw democracy return to Czechoslovakia.
4Dva TIL that in California and 13 other states, if injured by a drug dealer, the victim of harm and their employer may sue the drug dealer for the costs of medical rehabilitation and treatment.
xQp5 TIL that when faced with the possibility of going out of business, Subaru saved its business by marketing its cars directly to lesbians.