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TIL in 2019 the average wealth per adult, globally, was $70,849.

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QN9Rd TIL that Spam is seen as a luxury food in South Korea due to smuggling during Korean War from U.S. army base
yVN7a TIL that F.D.R was directly responsible for founding The March of Dimes, which prompted the U.S. Government to place his image on the dime in 1946. The charity was started by friend of Roosevelt, Basil O'Conner to raise money for the Foundation for Infantile Paralysis.
a89Py TIL Prince was a huge Bangles fan. He wrote then gave them their breakout hit, "Manic Monday".
E1Eg0 TIL that Los Angeles County libraries allow kids 21 and under to read away what they owe in late fees at a rate of $5 per hour. Since the program launched last year, LA County libraries have logged more than 50,000 reading sessions and reinstated more than 13,000 previously blocked accounts.
kOJO5 TIL the very first video rental store, which opened in Germany in 1975, is still in operation