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TIL Taylor Swift is the first musician to reach billionaire status based solely on the earnings from their music and performances.

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7rNer TIL The late famous Swedish DJ Tim Bergling's stage name Avicii "means the lowest level of hell, it's just cool," Avicii told USA TODAY back in 2012. Indeed, in Buddhism, Avīci is a hell where dead who have sinned will, after enduring punishment, be reborn. Rest in peace Tim.
GY0WQ TIL if all the above-ground gold in the world were melted together and formed into a cube, it would measure approximately 21.7 meters (71 feet) on a side
j6RvN TIL that in many states, possession of fentanyl test strips and other test strips is considered a felony.
7rDXX TIL that there were riots against curfews and pandemic-arresting procedures in Russia, in 1830; they were called 'The Cholera Riots'.
yVaNa TIL that when athletes Bob Cousy and Chuck Cooper first ran into segregated bathrooms at a train station, Bob didn't want to go without Chuck who was African American. So they solved the issue by peeing off the station platform