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TIL Food Stamps are the best form of economic stimulus (far ahead of tax cuts)

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gA6L TIL there are redwoods that suffer from a type of albinism due to a lack of clorophyll. There are only around 60 of these redwoods in the world and due to their rarity are all kept in top secret locations.
69gWW TIL that cream of tartar is made from a crystalline byproduct of wine making.
vbO7 TIL the Virtual Reality Analgesia Research Center in Washington uses $35,000 goggles to obtain drops in pain ratings of burn victims by 30-50% through distraction. “VR not only reduces pain perception; it changes the way the brain processes pain signals.”
BgKLk TIL that the second most expensive painting ever sold was ‘Interchange’, an oil by abstract expressionist Willem de Kooning. In 1955 the artist sold it for $40,000, and 60 years later it sold for $300M.
oRAK7 TIL the misunderstood lyrics you sing are known as a Mondegreen.