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TIL that January 16th is national do nothing day in the US

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eeLE TIL the wealthiest 20% of the world’s population receives 76.6% of the world’s income, the poorest 20% of the world’s population receives just 1.5% of the world’s income.
xD57 TIL H. Jon Benjamin (voice of Archer and Bob from Bob’s Burgers) has an entire jazz album where he plays piano, despite not knowing how to actually play piano.
mxedP TIL that during the prohibition in the 1920s, the United States government poisoned the alcohol in an attempt curtail enthusiasm for the drink, resulting in an estimated 10000 deaths. The move had little effect, and prohibition failed, ending in 1933.
5Ve8p TIL that The Beach Boys, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Marley, Queen, Janis Joplin, Guns N' Roses, Tupac, The Doors, and the Grateful Dead - some of the biggest names/groups in music history - have a collective ZERO competitive Grammy wins.
M7mxK TIL that the Technocracy Movement of the 30’s suggested technical experts become national decision makers rather than politicians, and proposed unifying Northern America from Panama to Greenland.