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TIL Singapore is the third wealthiest country in the world (based on per capita GDP).

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gMO54 TIL In 1994, the KKK applied to sponsor a section of the Interstate 55 highway near St. Louis, Missouri. The Supreme Court ruled the state could not refuse the KKK's sponsorship. But the state of Missouri took revenge by renaming the entire stretch of highway the "Rosa Parks Freeway."
Y7ZeP TIL That the most polluted place on the planet is Lake Karachay, located near the Ural Mountains in Russia. In 1990, standing on the shore for 1 hour would give you a lethal radiation dose of 600 roentgen, more than enough to kill you.
yXWe TIL that Stephen Hawking’s second wife, who was also his nurse, was rumored to have physically and mentally abused him, including refusing him access to a urine bottle so he would be forced to wet himself.
dmW9 TIL Katy Perry’s music video for “Dark Horse” has been praised by Egyptologists for its accuracy to the Cleopatra myth.
x6NW1 TIL that J.K. Simmons has voiced the yellow M&M since 1996 and that the ongoing role allowed him to pursue better roles through the increased financial freedom.