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TIL That The Creator Of Pokemon, satoshi Tajiri, has a net worth of 5.1 billion dollars. More than Gabe Newell and Oprah Winfrey combined

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G0Jg TIL nearly 100 million sharks were used to be killed each year in China, mostly for their fins. However in few couple of years, 85% of Chinese consumers gave up shark fin soup, largely as a result of campaigning by ex-NBA player Yao Ming.
l76XG TIL M. Night Shyamalan was raised Hindu, but attended a private Roman Catholic grammar school. A teacher once became upset because he "got the best grade in religion class [even though he] wasn't Catholic".
6WgY TIL that aspartame, the artificial sweetener, is made from genetically modified E.coli poop
OGGke TIL there are two ATM machines in all of Antarctica (at the McMurdo Station), but only one of them works. The 'broken' one is only there to "cannibalize, if you will, for parts or spare things that they need to make the other one live and operational."
BrYjW TIL turtles that wander on to roads occasionally get launched into traffic after being struck by a vehicle and are able to survive the impact of being sent through a windshield.