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TIL only about %4 of the money raised by the National Breast Cancer Research Center goes to research.

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VBJZk TIL the bug in Sid Meier's 'Civilisation' that caused Gandhi to become aggressive with nuclear weapons, does not exist and is a complete myth,
x9jg TIL that the creator of the viral online hit series Bad Lip Reading discovered his talent when his mother went suddenly deaf and had to learn to lip read. He realized that whenever he tried, all he came up with was jibberish. He soon turned his failure into successful videos seen by millions.
N7wob TIL Terry Crews supplemented his income in the NFL by painting portraits of his teammates. In some cases, this was his primary income. He typically earned $5,000 for a two-month commission to support his whole family.
1aMXr TIL Elastration is a bloodless method of male castration by simply banding the scrotum until it drops off. It is simple, low cost, and requires minimal training.
E1Dwo TIL the oldest company in the world was a Buddhist Temple builder that had been in business continually for 1,428 years before succumbing to financial difficulties in 2006.