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TIL that Namibia auctioned off the rights to kill a rare black rhino for $350,000; the rhino was too old to breed and could’ve endangered other members of the herd.

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RJOQ TIL that Tarrare, a French soldier with polyphagia, consumed vast amounts of food and objects, including live animals, without every feeling full or gaining weight. His case is still considered a medical mystery.
Rwo7 TIL that western countries call “Sudoku” by its Japanese name, while the Japanese call the game by it’s English literal translation, “Number Place”
M8QW TIL That the Dutch East India Company was the most valuable company in history. Worth 78 Million Dutch Guilders, adjusted to dollars it was worth $7.4 TRILLION.
4Zo5 TIL The default Windows 10 desktop background wasn’t made or edited with Photoshop or similar. This photograph named “Hero” required a setup of smoke, lasers and dust.
l78Y5 TIL 15th century Europe experienced the Great Bullion Famine in which several nations were unable to mint their own currency. The causes include the black death and the bullion outflow from trade with the East. The famine was resolved through accessing new metal sources in the New World and Africa.