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TIL that in 1997 yahoo turned down the chance to buy google for only $1 million, now googles worth $200 billion

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Qdgk TIL if you make 25000 USD in a year, you are in the top 2% richest people in the world by income
BQlk TIL that contrary to popular belief, King Mongkut of Siam’s proposed gift of elephants to Abraham Lincoln was not meant to be used to combat the Confederacy, but rather to create a feral pack of elephants in the US for future use.
8aG0X TIL, the Midnight Club was a secret street racing team in Tokyo, bound by a strict moral code that put pedestrian/motorist safety first. The club disbanded in 1999 when a race turned accident killed innocent drivers
wNLP TIL Dean Winters (Mayhem from the AllState commercials) contracted a bacterial infection that resulted in multiple amputations. He was out of acting until Tina Fey brought him back to 30 Rock to reprise his role as Dennis Duffy.
Vepk TIL nestled within the ubiquitous Law and Order “dun dun” sound effect, which combines roughly six to seven different sounds, is the sound of 500 Japanese men stomping their feet on a wooden floor