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TIL: Ayers Rock is now referred to as Uluru

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DkRg TIL Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling is the first billionaire to fall off the Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving: “You have a moral responsibility when you’ve been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.”
rRDK4 TIL that Encrochat was a encrypted messaging network, that run on custom phones, used by criminals to plan drug deals, murders and extortion plots. Each phone costed €1000, plus €1500 for a contract of six months, and had a “panic button” that would erase all data.
J1yBm TIL the CIA smuggled cocaine and killed DEA agent Enrique Camarena to protect the anti-communist forces of Nicaragua while working with a Mexican cartel.
ZAvp TIL A female shorebird was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand—without taking a break for food or drink.
eploL TIL that Chihuahuas were raised and sold as food by the Aztecs.