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TIL Akon has a $6 billion deal to build a cryptocurrency city in Senegal named Akon City, with his own cryptocurrency, Akoin

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N70r1 TIL Frankie Muniz has memory loss so severe that he can't remember starring in the hit show Malcolm in The Middle and his girlfriend has to keep a journal of their day to day activities to help out.
RPDQ TIL Sunita Williams, Navy pilot and NASA astronaut, was the first person to run a marathon from space, running the Boston Marathon on the International Space Station’s treadmill. Her fellow astronauts fed her oranges during the race.
1aVpd TIL in 2012 an extreme solar storm missed Earth by 9 days that could have caused nearly $2.5 trillion dollars in damage and loss of power for years on end. There is a 12% chance of a solar storm with the same magnitude to hit us in the next decade.
epmoD TIL About 'Against the Grain,' the first TV series inspired by the book 'Friday Night Lights.' Ben Affleck starred in it.
6EokQ TIL Black Sabbath has had 'at least 21' members since forming in 1968. Ozzy Osbourne lasted 11 years. Guitarist Tony Iommi has been the only consistent member for 52 years