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TIL..that hospitals get FREE donated blood but then charge up to $800 for patients who use it…

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yVDw TIL that China’s ‘one-child’ policy has resulted in 32 million more men than women and massive socioeconomic repercussions
JpnB TIL that scientists created a system that can reconstruct what you have seen by scanning your brain
rR6xe TIL that Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman are separated but no divorced due to how close they still are
jNwwN TIL the flag of Denmark is the oldest flag in the world still in use (since 1219).
KOyJ9 TIL in 1983, 50 corporations controlled 90% of the American media, including magazines, books, music, news feeds, newspapers, movies, radio and television. By 1992 that number had dropped by half. By 2000, six corporations had ownership of most media, and today five dominate the industry.