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TIL of Barb Tarbox, a Canadian anti-smoking activist who, despite trying to quit, and even after being diagnosed with cancer, continued to smoke until her death in 2003

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R7p9a TIL That since 1989 in the United States alone there have been 2,420 innocent people exonerated from prison after being proven not guilty. Those 2,420 innocent people spent a combined total of 21,292 years in prison
G865 TIL of the International Dark Sky Association, an organization dedicated to fighting light pollution and preserving the night sky in areas around the planet called dark sky reserves.
rNXEd TIL because he Monty Hall Problem is often worded ambiguous, leaving some loopholes, it is better do not switch doors when you play the game with the actual real Monty Hall.
ppLp TIL of Michael Richards, who died in his art studio on 9/11, floor 92 WTC North, whose art focused on planes; including sculptures of airplanes piercing his own body.
5QND TIL that during the filming of Titanic, an angry crew member put PCP in James Cameron’s soup, sending him and 50 others to the hospital