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TIL that the United States is 45th worst in terms of income disparity, ranking just behind Cameroon, Guyana and Iran. (CIA World Factbook)

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eeob TIL Video Games were initially called “Cathode Ray Tube Amusement Devices” which were used by the Military.
7xPX TIL: The $1,000,000 grand prize on America’s Got Talent is paid over 40 years to equal $25,000 per year (pre-tax). If taxed at 15% it would be equal to a job paying $10.21/hour.
7rJYO TIL that Woody Harrelson's father was a hitman who murdered a federal judge.
XEAVR TIL Lake Superior's Isle Royale has a lake (Siskiwit) which also has an island (Ryan) which has a seasonal pond (Moose Flats) which contains Moose Boulder making it the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the world
8aQrG TIL during the construction of the Metro Red Line subway in Los Angeles, 2,000 fossils were discovered, some as old as 16.5 million years old. These included 39 species of extinct marine fish that had never before been discovered.