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

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b9N00 TIL of Miriam Rodríguez Martínez, a mother whose daughter was kidnapped and murdered by the cartel, who took it upon herself to capture the men responsible one by one.
VBB80 TIL that despite being known as a singer more than a guitarist, The Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas actually wrote all the guitar parts for the band's first two albums.
8armV TIL that during WW2, Norwegians mostly resisted the German occupation nonviolently. They would refuse to go to German-owned businesses, pretend to not speak German, and refuse to sit next to Germans on public transport.
yQLNw TIL Jake Lloyd was bullied so much after his role in the phantom menace his acting career, life and childhood were ruined and he got into a high speed chase after yelling at his mom for getting him the role and ruining his life which he never forgave her for.
4kNNg TIL the letter 'Q' is shaped shaped after a monkey's body and tail, from the Canaanite letter "Kuf", which also means monkey