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

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16Vlr TIL that Jani Lane, frontman of the band Warrant, once expressed regret for writing the 1990 song “Cherry Pie,” stating that: "I could shoot myself in the fucking head for writing that song." However, in a later interview, Lane recanted that statement and said that he was interviewed on a bad day.
4kXPo TIL An orange tree blight began spreading from China in the 90s. It has now infected trees worldwide and is decimating orange production. Orange harvest is down 72% in Florida and 31% in Brazil. There is no known cure for the blight and scientists are frantically trying to find a cure.
WZvo TIL two white brothers took the Boston firefighters test claiming to be black so they would pass at the lower requirements. They worked for 10 years before being discovered.
b90Da TIL According to the 2017 U.S. Census Bureau, 19.7 million children, more than 1 in 4, live without a father in the home
MWRB TIL the Dr who popularised the idea of “Alpha” and “Beta” members of wolf packs has spent the rest of his career trying to convince everyone he was wrong.