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TIL the prime minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, was an amateur DJ

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rYKo TIL the photo on the cover of Neil Young’s Silver and Gold was taken with a Game Boy Camera
Gwv4 TIL that there is an actual name for the shape of Pringles - a Hyperbolic Paraboloid
8e6Kb TIL that in 2012 a 15 year old girl in Pakistan was the target of an assassination attempt because of her Pro-Womens Education activism. In 2014 she would win a Nobel Peace Prize, making her the youngest ever Nobel laureate at 17.
ep4OE TIL about pink-slime journalism, when untrustworthy American news networks disguise themselves as local news outlets. Over 1,000 pink-slime news outlets exist, pretending to be locally-run but producing low-quality news from afar that's meant to benefit a political party.
xVwXg TIL Mohammed Ali requested that his star on the Hollywood walk of fame be placed on a wall, instead of the ground. He didn't want people stepping on his name. He was the only celebrity with this privilege.