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W0VA TIL that America is the only developed country on earth where the current generation is less educated than the previous generation
M76x7 TIL when DMX was facing 5 yrs in prison for tax evasion, his lawyer played his song "Slippin'" for the judge to illustrate how far he had come since his "horrific childhood" in the hope for leniency. Indeed, the judge was affected by the circumstances of DMX's upbringing & sentenced him to just a yr
lon95 TIL a Soviet Special Forces Commander who ordered the execution of all Afghan witnesses to a coup was killed because he was wearing an Afghan uniform.
GADlE TIL if you fill your lungs with 100% oxygen you can safely go ~8 minutes without breathing
VpEQ TIL The U.S. is one of only a few countries that does not guarantee retroactive amelioration (reduction of prison sentence based on changes in the law)