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TIL "pouring one out for the homies" is an ancient tradition that dates back to 2500 BC

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VM8a8 TIL that Tuvalu (a Pacific island nation) leased the rights to the .tv domain in 1999 for $50 million; the deal trebled their entire national income, and one of the first things they bought was a membership in the United Nations
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