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TIL that about 1 in 10 Europeans were conceived on a bed from IKEA.

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a8Gk0 TIL that Jason Padgett, once a furniture salesman, became a mathematical savant after a brain injury in 2002. Following an assault, he began perceiving complex geometric patterns and fractals, a rare condition called acquired savant syndrome, which led him to create intricate math-based art.
e07Eb TIL George HW Bush shaved his head in support of a member of his security teams child in 2013 at 89
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MAAb TIL Myley Cyrus mocked Sinead O'Connor for her appearance on SNL where she ripped up a picture of the pope in a protest against pedophilia in the church… Sinead O'Connor was forced into the Madgalene Asylum at age 15, run by the Catholic Church, it forced women into slavery and abuse.