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TIL the Hamster Dance song is originally from the Disney Robin Hood movie

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nVxr TIL translated to English, the Ukraine’s national anthem is “Ukraine Has Not Yet Died”
Wkp74 TIL Warren Buffett once took Bill Gates to McDonalds. He offered to pay, and then reached into his pocket and pulled out coupons.
5MVR TIL water rights in Bolivia were privatized and sold to a foreign corporation in 1999. Water rates increased 35% to about $20 a month. Many of the new clients only earned about $100 a month, and this was more than they spent on food.
1j0P TIL Tostitos made a promotional bag for the Superbowl that had sensors to detect alcohol on a person’s breath. If alcohol was detected the bag gave a 10% discount for Uber, and also had a NFC tag to call the driver.
x6vyB TIL Cary Elwes, of Cary Elwes-fame, is the descendent of John Elwes, an eccentric miser and inspiration for Ebenezer Scrooge.