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TIL that Mansa Musa, frequently considered the wealthiest person in history, ran out of money during his hajj shortly after leaving Mecca and Medina, and had to go into debt in Egypt to finance his return to Mali

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VBlJk TIL of the ultra rare second-generation hybrid offspring of ligers and tigons — the litigon, liliger, tiliger and titigon.
orN8 TIL, 90% of U.S. media: television, radio, news; is owned by only 6 corporations. One of which owns the top newspaper on 3 continents: The Wall Street Journal, The Sun, and The Australian.
9YobB TIL the first ever NBA game was played in Canada, on Nov.1, 1946, between the Knicks and the Toronto Huskies at Maple Leaf Gardens.
ZpmZp TIL that until 2021, Maryland's state song was "Maryland, my Maryland," a confederate war poem set to the tune of 'O Tannenbaum.' The opening line refers to Abraham Lincoln as a tyrant, and the lyrics go on to describe the Union as "Northern Scum."
oRDvr TiL taking less photographs help you remember the places you been to