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TIL the Black Market is the world’s 2nd largest and fastest growing economy

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QJMAd Jennifer Lawrence dropped out of middle school and holds neither a high school diploma nor a GED.
MeGBa TIL that one of the astronauts on board the space shuttle Challenger was due to record saxophone parts in space for a Jean-Michel Jarre record
9aJM TIL Robin Williams attended Juilliard and was one of two students chosen to be in the advanced program. However, he dropped out in his junior year of the program at the recommendation of his professor because his professor told him, “there was nothing more Juilliard could teach him.”
78adZ TIL about Oliver Pollock, the man who created the US dollar sign (and went broke funding a war)
PYdaL TIL that 'Peacock' only describes the males of the 'Peafowl' species; the females are 'Peahens'.