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TIL that the famous New York City tourist attraction, Wall St.’s Charging Bull, cost $360,000 to build, was placed illegally in the middle of the night in 1989 after a stock market crash, was impounded, only to be returned to the streets due to public outcry

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EJWd TIL that the feeling we get when we see something so cuddly that we want to squeeze it actually has a name. It’s called “cute aggression”.
9wW4D TIL that Ireland is a third-world country
PABE TIL that internet censorship is pervasive in South Korea including blocking of sites critical of the government, pornography, sites related to North Korea, and copyrighted material
yVYVv TIL Human metabolism adapted to function best with periods of hunger and eating during the day and sleeping at night. A study found a higher risk of heart attack among men who snacked in the middle of the night compared with those who didn't
N7RWe TIL: Emmitt Till’s murderers were acquitted in the face of overwhelming evidence and publicly admitted and detailed how they committed murder a year after their acquittal in an interview with Look magazine.