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TIL that cricket used to be a very popular sport in America until the First World War

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l6kB TIL The president and CEO of Gearbox Software Bought Penn Jillette’s Ponytail for $25,000
BD1D TIL that following “Dunk-a-roos” being discontinued in the United States in 2012, General Mills in 2016 encouraged Canadians traveling to the United States to bring the snack to Americans who wanted it in a campaign called “Smugglaroos”, as the product still remains in production in Canada
nVaB TIL that when NBC was broadcasting the 2012 London Olympic opening ceremony for the US, they skipped over the 7/7 London terror attack tribute and instead showed Ryan Seacrest interviewing Michael Phelps
GY5y4 TIL while individuals with a net worth of over $30 million constitute only about 0.003% of the global population, they hold over 1/8 of the global wealth.
Y7G7 TIL a caretaker in China licked a rare monkey’s anus for an hour in order to save it’s life.