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TIL Carmen Electra became homeless in her early twenties when all her savings were stolen by an ex-boyfriend.

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kYee TIL Some Canadian police departments give out ‘positive tickets’ to thank people for doing something good.
KEDG TIL in 2005 a man managed to trade a red paperclip for a house by making a series of swaps. Along the way he managed to get a musician a contract, met Alice Cooper and hosted “Saskatchewan’s biggest housewarming party, ever.”
NA8M TIL most modern handheld devices like iPhones contain a mineral called “coltan” that is being produced as a commodity by slaves exploited by rebel armies in the Congo.
Zp9Da TIL that Pablo Neruda (the Nobel winning poet laureate) who died 12 days after Pinochet's successful coup in 1973. This week, a new toxicological report confirmed his poisoning, finding traces of Clostridium Botulinum, a neurotoxin that paralyzes the muscles and the nervous system leading to death.
7vEp TIL that the invention of fire made humans smarter because it made chewing and digesting food easier which lead to extra calories going towards nourishing their growing brains