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TIL popular R&B singer Akon owns a diamond mine in South Africa

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MeNOA TIL that the last surviving member of a species is called and Endling
OoYEL TIL Orcas, and other marine mammals, are given a plethora of drugs to deal with their captivity. These drugs include antacids (to treat ulcers from stress), antibiotics (for injuries and infections), antipsychotics, benzodiazepines (valium, again for stress), and contraceptives.
69VaX TIL that 7up, like Coca-Cola, was originally medicinal. It contained lithium.
9YX7X TIL McDonald's lost more than half its employees over just 5 years(2013-2018)
56VB TIL canned 100% pumpkin is actually 100% squash. Pumpkins can be stringy and watery and the USDA is lenient with gourd terminology, so it’s perfectly legal to label a food product as “pumpkin” when, in reality, it’s made from a different variety of squash.