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TIL Uruguay’s president lives in a farm-house with no servants. Has two security guards. Donates 90 percent of his salary, has a net worth of $1,800, and drives a 1987 VW Beetle. He has sold the seaside presidential palaces, advocates for legalizing marijuana, and same-sex marriage.

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Z85QQ TIL animator Hayao Miyazaki was an absentee father. Growing up, his son Goro's main exposure to his father was through Hayao's work. Hayao later walked out on his son's film and refused to recognize him as a grown man.
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ZYyD TIL that during the Falklands War, British soldier Philip Williams was knocked unconscious by an explosion. When he awoke the next day he was lost and walked aimlessly for months. He was declared dead before being found 7 weeks after the end of hostilities. He was unaware the conflict had ended.
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8epaG TIL "Cute aggression" or the urge to squeeze cute animals or babies is the brain’s coping mechanism to temper the onslaught of positive feelings. Because if you find yourself incapacitated by how cute a baby is—so much so that you simply can't take care of it—that baby is going to starve.