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TIL the $150 million fundraised by Band Aid in 1984 (where the famous song "Do They Know It's Christmas" comes from), which was meant to help famine-struck Ethiopia, actually lead to more deaths since it was given to the corrupt government who used the money to prolong the famine and civil war.

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eMED TIL - Actor Ed O'Neill, Al Bundy from Married with Children, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame…In front of a shoe store
N7bLJ TIL the heavily-armed US security forces meant to protect Category 1 nuclear material (e.g. plutonium) are employed by private companies
Bgdak TIL: Cholesterol extracted from Carrots was the basis for the discovery of "Liquid Crystals" due to their two melting point states. The ability to change the polarization of light through the states led to the creation of the LCD screens used today.
oBrPW TIL about a Railway station in remote area of Japan that was going to close due to lack of usage. Only one girl used the train everyday to go to school. They kept the station working solely for the girl to graduate and closed once she finished her studies.
YpPXr TIL in 2012, a borough in the city of London commissioned the design of a bench that was made to deter use for sleeping, littering, skateboarding, drug dealing, graffiti and theft. It has been called the "perfect anti-object" and a "masterpiece of unpleasant design".