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TIL NYC had a higher GDP than Mexico.

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woXm7 TIL of the Brumadinho Tailings dam (toxic sludge created as a byproduct of Iron mining) collapse, the company that owned this mine owned another mine where they had another Tailings dam collapse causing major loss of life.
P1KNO TIL In the list of the top 20 highest grossing musical tours of all time only U2 appears 3 times, grossing $736M in 2009, $390M in 2017, and $389M in 2005. Taylor Swift is no. 1 on the list with the only tour to ever gross over a billion dollars.
pj0A TIL Bob Ross had to find ways to cut back on spending, so he decided to have his hair permed just to save money on haircuts. The perm hairstyle was not comfortable for Ross, but it became an iconic feature of his image and brand.
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