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TIL: GDP (PPP) per capita, the United States is the 15th richest country in the world

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kOGZW TIL 'kahuna' is a Hawaiian word, defined as a respected person who has moral authority in society; a "priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, expert in any profession (whether male or female)". There are many different types of kahunas that represent all sectors of society and all skills.
XEDYR TIL of "Zero", a soccer stadium in Brazil in which the midfield line is aligned with the Equator - zero latitude, which makes each team defending one hemisphere.
JYyWl TIL of Antonio Prohías, a Cuban cartoonist who was accused of working for the CIA by the Castro government. He fled to New York and went on to create Spy vs Spy for Mad Magazine. Later he said, "The sweetest revenge has been to turn Fidel's accusation of me as a spy into a moneymaking venture."
9oED TIL that Bob Newhart tried defending country music fans by saying “I don’t like country music, but I don’t mean to denigrate those who do; and for the people who like country music, denigrate means ‘put down.’”
eKYn TIL that Mark Wahlberg had a cocaine addiction by age 13, and was convicted of attempted murder at 16 after beating a Vietnamese man with a stick and blinding him.