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TIL: Iraq's GDP is $284 Billion

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wL7jo TIL a song called FIVE MINUTES which begins with the recording made of then-US-President Ronald Reagan's "We begin bombing in five minutes" joke speech, which is then sampled and looped throughout the remainder of the track.
x4rw TIL after realizing an aspiring magician was actually in his twenties and had childlike handwriting due to a disability, David Copperfield founded Project Magic. A program that teaches people with disabilities how to do sleight of hand magic in order to enhance motor skills and gain self confidence
xGM5 TIL that in 2002, a bunch of kids made a shot-by-shot remake of Jurassic Park
rRdZ0 TIL the wealthiest YouTuber is a 7-year-old boy. Ryan Kaji of Ryan ToysReview has earned $22 million in on year after posting more than 4,000 minutes of content, averaging about $5,204.92 per minute of video.
KOAmw TIL at a shareholder meeting, a representative suggested Apple could have greater ROI by canning accessibility features. Tim Cook responded, “When we work on making our devices accessible by the blind, I don’t consider the bloody ROI"