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TIL that a billionaire hedge fund manager once paid Kenny Rogers $4 Million to sing The Gambler over and over a dozen times at his birthday party.

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D7Lr TIL That leading scientists speculate that alien life might be present nearby, and we might not even notice each other due to the profound difference in technology and evolution.
EgpLp TIL about pilot Robert Moriarty, who flew his plane under the Eiffel Tower in 1984. When reporters asked why he did it, Moriarty said it was “just for fun”.
VBmw8 TIL that Orcas are the largest species in the dolphin family (Delphinidae).
pYwL8 TIL China has just one timezone (Beijing time) that covers the whole country. In the westernmost provinces, the sun may not rise until 10am or set until midnight. The border with Afghanistan is the greatest border time change in the world.
jd6X TIL Genghis Khan’s chief adviser was a captured scholar named Yelu Chucai. His contribution to the Mongol Empire was to suggest that the Mongols not kill everyone, but tax them instead.