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TIL Paige debuted in professional wrestling at 13 years old

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ADAla TIL Much of Roosevelt family (yes, of presidential nature) family wealth came from smuggling opium to china.
X0gjE TIL that the "Hand of Faith" is one of the largest gold nuggets ever found (at 875 troy ounces/27kg) that still exists. It was discovered in Victoria, Australia and sold to the Golden Nugget Casino chain for over $1 million
dDjNB TIL in 2009, Claire Boucher attempted to float down the Mississippi River in a homemade houseboat filled with live chickens, a sewing machine and 20 pounds of potatoes. She failed. A year later she released her successful debut studio album. She is known professionally as Grimes.
jXaN TIL that the billions of galaxies we can see may only represent about 3% of total number out there
v0yB TIL that Chicago skyscrapers have to keep their lights off at night twice a year to keep the 5 million migrating birds from becoming disoriented and dying