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TIL of the Polavaram Project, a very large Earth-Cum-Rock fill dam that is nearly ready to begin construction in India

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9w8YX TIL: the single “Uptown Funk” was based on rapper Trinidad James “All Gold Everything”. James receives 8% in royalties from the Bruno Mars hit. Similarities include similar rapped verses, the same refrain as apart of the chorus, and a drum section set to the same rhythm as James’ adlibbing
E15xd TIL that Ancient Babylonians did math in base 60 instead of base 10. That's why we have 60 seconds in a minute and 360 degrees in a circle.
6wrJ TIL: In 2006, someone tried to sell New Zealand on eBay. The price had risen to $3,000 before eBay closed the auction.
nnbr TIL That since the beginning of recorded history, the world has been at peace for a total of 268 years, only 8 percent.
kOGad TIL the world record for the loudest thing ever shouted belongs to an Irish female teacher who shouted the word “quiet” at 121 decibels, the equivalent of a jet engine.