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TIL the Walton family of Walmart own more wealth than the combined bottom 40 percent of America

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N7dDe TIL Richard Garfield, the creator of magic the gathering is the great-great-grandson of U.S. President James A. Garfield, and his great-uncle invented the paper clip.
MayB TIL that a family of people with blue skin lived in Kentucky for many generations. The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek are thought to have gained their blue skin through a combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
nPMG TIL that Weezer’s music video “Buddy Holly” was included on the install disc for Windows 95 and 20 years later the band was playing regularly at Microsoft retail store openings.
eprrJ TIL previous popes include the seventh pope St Sixtus, St Hyginus, St Hilarius, and St Simplicius
bDPp TIL the 1883 eruption on Krakatoa produced the loudest sound ever known it reverberated around the globe 7 times before diminishing. It could be heard 4,000 miles away, and people with in 100 miles had permanent hearing loss.