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TIL In 2018, the President of Liberia declared that the University of Liberia and all other public universities in Liberia tuition free, making Liberia an example to other African nations on the continent

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YAod TIL that GM and Ford each pay their CEOs about as much as the total combined salaries of Toyota’s entire executive team.
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