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TIL The second largest shareholder in News Corp is a Saudi Oil Billionaire..

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ADWGl TIL of Chesty Puller, the most decorated Marine in American history. He fought guerrillas in Haiti and Nicaragua and, as a senior officer, served with distinction in World War II and the Korean War. He's known for the phrase, "We're surrounded, that simplifies things."
E1Bpo TIL the city of Novosibirsk was nicknamed "the Chicago of Siberia" due to its very rapid growth as an industrial centre located relatively far away from the core of its country's population.
wo6D6 TIL that a full-time banker played at the 2010 World Cup. New Zealand's Andrew Barron featured as a substitute in their match against Italy, becoming the first non-professional footballer to participate in the tournament
gMvw8 TIL that the Belize Barrier Reef is No Longer on UN’s Endangered List
4kbkX TIL of The Great Hanoi Rat Massacre of 1902. Thousands of rats tails were being turned in daily, but the rat problem was growing worse. Turns out hunters were breeding rats to collect on the bounty.