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TIL Australia had a white people only policy until the 1970s

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YplRW TIL of the 1811-1812 New Madrid Earthquakes, which were powerful enough to cause the Mississippi River to flow backwards for a few hours.
4KJJ TIL that during the filming of Ghostbusters, Bill Murray would pass out thousands of dollars in small bills to homeless people on the streets of New York.
vQD8 TIL Arnold Schwarzenegger saved a drowning man’s life in 2004 by swimming out 100 yards and bringing him back to shore
xa57 TIL it exist a theorem called “The hairy ball theorem” that states “You can’t comb a hairy ball flat without creating a cowlick”
dQEQ TIL that in 2008 PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel invested in an institute who’s goal was to create man made islands in unregulated international waters