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TIL that Pablo Escobar made $420 Million Dollars a week.

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bwZ0 TIL the Jesus nut is the bolt at the top of a helicopter shaft that holds it all together. It got its name because if it were to fail in flight, the only thing left to do would be to pray to Jesus.
6E1X7 TIL cattle in the United States are often fed chicken excrement (once cow can eat up to 3 tons of it every year) because it is cheaper than feeding them hay, grass, alfalfa, etc.
jNyrv TIL of Kenneth E. Stager, an ornithologist who personally shot and killed all 58 feral pigs on Clipperton Island to save the booby population
jNL7j TIL President John Tyler had 8 children with his wife Letitia. She died of a stroke in the White House at age 52. After Letitia’s death his niece served as First Lady until he married Julia who was 30 years younger and had 7 children. Tyler’s 15 kids are the most of any U.S. President.
LQWAp TIL Tom Cruise ended his marriages with Mimi Rogers, Nicole Kidman, and Katie Holmes when they each turned 33. Additionally, each ex-wife was 11 years younger than the previous one.