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TIL Michael Bloomberg spent $650 million of his own money during his time as NYC mayor. Footing the bill for many expenses and donating hundreds of millions to better the city. “In the past, the city paid its mayor; Mr. Bloomberg paid to be the city’s mayor.”

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yQegX TIL Sacha Baron Cohen left the Freddie Mercury biopic over creative differences with Queen; he was told Mercury died in the middle of the film. Impressed, he thought they meant a non-linear story structure like Pulp Fiction but realized the second half would be how the band “carried on.”
GYVej TIL France generates roughly 73% of it's electricity from Nuclear Power, is one of the world's largest exporters of power, and has not had a single nuclear related fatality.
4kbA6 TIL that it's called "breaking the fourth wall" because TV/stage/movie sets only have three walls so the audience can see in, and the "fourth" wall is imaginary.
wLdlJ TIL The Kreung Tribe of Cambodia builds love huts where teenaged girls can have sex with different men till they find ''Mr Right''.
wodk8 TIL there is a species of seaweed that can reduce a cow's methane production by 99%