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6AKY TIL: A Scottish man called Gregor MacGregor invented a country called Poyais and earned millions from investors who invested in this non existant country!
J1RN4 TIL cow eyeballs are actually more expensive than the more commonly eaten cow parts, due to demand from scientific institutions for experiments.
0w9J5 TIL that Satoshi Tajiri, creator of Pokémon, loved insect collecting as a child. As more and more land was paved over to make room for Japan's cities, Tajiri became inspired to create the Pokémon video games so that other children could experience the joy of catching bugs just as he had.
mWlY TIL One out of every 21 New Yorkers is a millionaire.
VMawp TIL of the Winterberg tunnel; which , during WW1 was sealed shut by French artillery fire trapping the 270 German soldier inside. Over the next six days, as oxygen ran out, they either suffocated or took their own lives. Some asked comrades to kill them. The tunnel has just been discovered.