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TIL 110 people in Russia (0.0000007% of the population) own 35% of all wealth.

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694VJ TIL Ace of Base original lineup consisted of three siblings, a brother and two sisters. They were signed to their first contract after a record exec rejected their song "All That She Wants" but got their demo stuck in his car's tape deck and finally decided he liked it. It went straight to no. 1.
wL9EM TIL that on the last Saturday of every month, all Rwandans are required by law to “come together in common purpose” to clean up their community, in a national holiday called Umuganda
b9BGj TIL in 1932, Winston Churchill went to a hotel in Munich two days in a row to have tea with Adolf Hitler. Hitler stood him up both times
0AKL TIL there is evidence of Methane based life on Titan, a moon of Saturn.
71Lr TIL - There is an annual man vs. horse marathon in Wales, and humans have won it twice.