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TIL the entire world's population could fit inside Los Angeles.

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QNyMa TIL that in the world's first novel, the 11th-century Japanese "Tale of Genji", none of the characters are given explicit names. It was considered rude to call people by name, so the characters are referred to using (for example) their jobs or clothing color, which change throughout the story.
QGed TIL Bill Gates has donated over $28 Billion to charity and has stated he wishes to donate a further 95% of his wealth to charity.
0wbRA TIL most Confederate statues were built in the early 1900s, and then again in the 1950s and 60s. Both were times of extreme civil rights tension.
QJDNd TIL that in 1979, a South Korean man named Ko Sang-Moon was kidnapped by North Korean agents in Norway after a taxi driver mistakenly dropped him off at the North Korean embassy instead of the South Korean embassy.
rRoW0 TIL that the intro Song from Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band wasn't in fact a live performance, but a fake in a studio with a 40 people orchestra intended to break the fourth wall