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TIL that Richard Branson of Virgin Airlines has spent less than 1/10th of the $3 billion that he pledged to commit to fighting global change in 2006.

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GDmQ TIL more than a dozen men have stood on the surface of the moon, but only three have been to Challenger Deep in the Marianas Trench, the deepest known spot in the ocean.
5EQn TIL The strawberry pieces in Quaker’s strawberry and cream oatmeal are actually dehydrated apples with artificial strawberry flavoring
1Ovd TIL that Jim Abbott, a Major League Baseball pitcher for 10 years, not only won a gold medal in the 1988 Olympics, but also pitched a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians in 1993 and was elected to the College Baseball Hall of Fame in 2007, all while only having one hand.
eppR5 TIL that the last ever prisoners to be held inside the Tower Of London prison were the Kray Twins in 1952
4doa TIL that a study found that cats are more than capable of recognizing their owner’s voice but choose to ignore it.