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TIL a study found that nearly half of all homeless men had suffered a “traumatic” brain injury, with 87% having sustained the injury prior to becoming homeless

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RZNj TIL Congress appropriated money in 1906 to paint The Statue of Liberty because a green patina had covered its once dull-copper skin. The effort was halted largely due to public outcry and only the interior was painted.
nmoB TIL prostitutes in Greece wore sandals with imprints that stated “Follow me” on the ground to attract potential clients.
X9WX TIL Some ducks have been observed floating through tidal rapids or fast-moving sections of rivers, and when they’ve reached the end, they hurry back to the beginning to ride over and over.
ebb6 TIL Abercrombie & Fitch Co. offered to pay Michael “The Situation” Sorrentino to stop wearing their clothing.
Brory TIL of Sonoluminescense: When an underwater bubble is collapsed by sound waves, it creates light.