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TIL The founder of “5-Hour-Energy”, Manoj Bhargava, is the richest Indian man in the U.S. and gives 90% of his earnings to charity.

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KODD4 TIL Eagle's can view something the size of a rabbit from 3 miles away. They see more colors than humans, and can also see in the UV range of light (allowing them to see the urine trail of prey)
dDmVj TIL There is a mosque in Birmingham, England, built in 1988, that was originally named the President Saddam Hussein Mosque. Saddam Hussein had donated £2 million for its construction. In 2003, it was renamed the Jame Masjid Mosque in response to growing anti-Muslim sentiment after the 9/11 attacks.
v1QVD TIL a robot once boarded at LAX airport, with a valid German passport and a ticket to Frankfurt
wojLW TIL that early versions of Sudoku started appearing in French newspapers in the late 19th century, with the paper La France’s version called the “diabolical magic square”
WkQYd TIL in 1973 a white police officer in Dallas, TX killed a 12-year old Hispanic boy during an illegal interrogation and was sentenced to a mere 5 years in prison and only served half that