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TIL World’s 100 richest earned enough in 2012 to end global poverty 4 times over.

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b9gjQ TIL that Pablo Escobar introduced hippopotamuses to the South American continent.Though not native to South America,they have grown in number from 4 at the time of Escobar's death to around 40 today, making it the largest herd outside Africa. They now pose a challenge to the local ecosystem.
xZEo TIL that the Dutch are the tallest people on the planet
gMZ8W TIL Nebraska, the only triply landlocked state in the US, has a navy. The position of Nebraska admiral has been awarded as a joke for decades, with admirals including Big Bird and David Letterman.
RMD4 TIL 70% Britain’s land today is still owned by an 0.6% aristocratic elite, and they are mostly the same families who owned it in the 19th century.
gyeA TIL of the Iron Pillar of Delhi, an ancient, 23 ft solid pillar of near pure iron, that has resisted corrosion due to an unusual corrosion resistant layer. It also survived a direct canon ball strike in the 1700s from Muslim invaders.