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TIL that Iraq's GDP per capita in 1991 was 22.8 US dollars.

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R9Gw TIL that Miller Lite’s sales increased dramatically after the company changed its cans back to the original 1975 white branding.
b95aZ TIL that the first person convicted of speeding was going 8 mph (13 km/h). In 1896 Walter Arnold drove his horse-less carriage through the village of Paddock Wood, Kent, at more than four times the speed limit.
5xyQ TIL that there is a gold trade in India that revolves around panning for gold with dirt from the street and mud from drains.
VbGk TIL that when Jimi Hendrix was born, his father was in the US Army and stationed in another state. He requested a furlough to go and meet his newborn son, but was denied. The next day, he was arrested on no charge and imprisoned for two months with no trial to prevent him from going AWOL.
bygZ TIL: Sea Star Wasting Syndrome is wiping out star fish all along the Pacific Coast. Lesions first appear, followed by fragmentation of the body, then death. Can be rapid, killing the animal within days.