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TIL Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund resulted in the Prime Minister and a UPenn educated businessman stealing all the funds ($12bn USD)

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MeGEV TIL Louis Braille lost his sight at 5 years old after an accident trying to make holes in a piece of leather with an awl. 10 years later, he completed his system of reading and writing for use by the blind or visually impaired. Braille created his own raised-dot system by using an awl.
41a TIL Smoking wild carrots will get you high
j6wNQ TIL that the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) has by far the largest budget of any US intelligence agency, while having virtually no federal workforce.
e0B9n TIL that Donkey Kong creator Miyamoto used "donkey" to convey "stubborn" in English; the name Donkey Kong was intended to convey "stubborn ape" to the American audience. When he suggested this name to Nintendo of America, he was laughed at, but the name stuck.
nvE9 TIL in Ancient Greece, throwing an apple at a woman was considered to be a marriage proposal.