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TIL if you’re an American with over $4,436 in your bank account, you are already richer than 50% of Americans.

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PKvG TIL the Oriental Hornet’s exoskeleton has the ability to convert solar energy into electricity
DOZp TIL only 13% of Molly seized in NY contained MDMA. The synthetic formula mimics some of the effects but constantly changes to avoid regulation. Any time the gov’t bans a compound, the chemists simply alter the formula with no regard to the effect of its users, targeting 12-17 yr olds as guinea pigs.
PYaME TIL that in Star Wars Legends, Jar Jar Binks' father was named George R Binks. He was an adventurer and successful whaler but attempted suicide because of how annoying his son was.
rNnM1 TIL about Nurkhon Yuldashkhojayeva, an Uzbek actress and one of the first Uzbek women to dance onstage without a burqa on. She became the victim of an honor killing in 1929.
kJnY4 TIL that 2 dogs, Eudy and Tula, saved an entire penguin species (Fairy Penguins) from extinction. There were less than 10 Fairy Penguins at the time due to heavy predation from foxes. However, quickly after Eudy and Tula arrived, the penguin population made a comeback!