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TIL 114 billionaires have pledged to donate the majority of their wealth to philanthropy as part of a project led by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett.(X-post from worldnews)

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OoeY1 TIL that the Philippines has a province where the quality of life is equal to living in Finland, and another where the quality of life is equal to living in Niger
gM8Vb TIL in 897 the Catholic Church exhumed a dead pope, dressed him in papal gear and put his corpse on trial.
rRb1x TIL that, while often used interchangeably, “prejudice” refers to preconceived ideas about a particular group regardless of reason, “bigotry” denotes discriminatory behavior without need for any system or power, & “racism” involves the unequal distribution of power on the basis of race.
0wojp TIL Cambodia has never experienced severe famine in its modern history other than during Pol Pots "Super Great Leap Forward"
4XAxX TIL that scientists put horses in black-and-white striped costumes to try and find out why zebras are stripy. It seems that the stripes make flies less likely to land on them.