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TIL the people of Africa have more genetic diversity than the rest of the world combined.

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Z8544 TIL the inventor of the Saxophone, Adolphe Sax survived multiple near death experiences as a child such as; falling from a height of 3 stories and hitting his head on a stone, drinking a bowl of vitriolized water age 3 and surviving a gunpowder explosion that left him seriously burnt, among others
gMMBD TIL that Gandhi was extremely misogynistic
YwAr TIL NASA recovered metal from the World Trade Center and used it on Martian rovers as a tribute to those fallen on the 9/11 attacks
wojAY TIL In 1998, Hyundai founder Chung Ju-yung sent 1001 cattle as a symbol of positive progress from South Korea to North Korea as humanitarian aid during a famine to promote peace and strengthen economic cooperation between the two countries. Sadly, many of them didn't survive the first winter season.
4eNo TIL “Beats” Headphones cost roughly $14 to make and can sell for upwards of $450