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TIL in the 2000s, Laura Albert passed herself as JT LeRoy, a former juvenile prostitute heroin-user with AIDS, writing books as him and hiring her boyfriend's step-sister to impersonate him

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naL7 TIL Daylight Savings Time was originally started to conserve energy, but has since become obsolete.
paO8 TIL that the battle of Cannae was so utterly devastating that Rome declared a day of mourning because there was no one in the city who was not either related to or knew someone who had died.
x6e8B TIL the reason the Chicago World’s Fair buildings don’t exist anymore is that they were made of [fortified] Plaster of Paris
R7b59 TIL the US Presidents annual salary is $400,000/yr. Adjusted for inflation it’s the lowest it’s been since 1789.
YD5P TIL that if you’re in an auto accident in Mexico, police may detain you until they determine liability and your ability to pay any penalties.