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TIL that after Hurricane Katrina, prisoners who couldn‘t move back to their destroyed neighbourhoods after finishing their sentence were significantly less likely to be reincarcerated afterwards

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VZ8G TIL: In 1911, Wolves attacked a traveling wedding party in Russia, consisting of 120 people. Only 2 survived.
v1v4 TIL George W. Bush initiated an emergency response to the AIDS epidemic in Southern Africa which saved at least 1.1 millions lives and reduced death rates by up to 10%
x6r7k TIL child abduction by strangers are known as "stereotypical kidnappings" in the United States, despite being the rarest type of child abduction
rRp61 TIL of the Call of the Void, which is a sudden impulse to jump off high places, swerve your car into oncoming traffic, or cut yourself while holding a sharp object. It’s a common phenomenon, with one study concluded that it is likely related to the wiring of your brain.
NXvpN TIL that fortune telling is a class b misdemeanor in NY state (but is allowed for entertainment purposes only, rather than claiming it is the truth)