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TIL being in the US Congress was originally considered a civic duty and only paid $5,000

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rNnKx TIL of the Bladderwort, a carnivorous plant that captures small aquatic organisms by having miniature bags that suck in prey
yVyxX TIL Chris Pratt is the son-in-law of Arnold Schwarzenegger
lDKG TIL that an attribution to Adolph Hitler’s irrational behavior was his daily usage of methamphetamine, barbiturates, amphetamines, opiates and cocaine.
epR6g TIL that Shark Week has been aired annually on the Discovery Channel every July or August since 1988
YpKWr TIL about DRACO, a broad-spectrum antiviral that induces cell death in infected cells while leaving healthy ones intact, potentially curing everything from HIV to the common cold. Unfortunately, its inventor has thus far been unable to obtain funding to move forward into clinical trials.