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TIL the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has donated over $16,000,000 to charity since they started touring

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yVPGv TIL That in some international versions of TMNT, The title has been censored to “TMHT”, with the H standing for “Hero”, even with dialogue that contains the word “Ninja” replaced , also, Nunchucks were removed from those versions
9ylG TIL the first African American person to hold an International Pilot License was Bessie Coleman, a woman who had to learn to fly in France when no one would agree to train her in the US. She was licensed two years before Amelia Earhart was
5VYjB TIL about the Diamond-Water Paradox in economics. Even though life cannot exist without water but can easily exist without diamonds, diamonds are, pound for pound, vastly more valuable than water
X0Mw6 TIL that Goldeneye 007 was almost released as a 2D game for Super NES but during its creation, development of the game eventually shifted to the newer Nintendo 64 game console.
xVwe5 TIL that Genghis Khan is not a name, but rather a title which translates to “Ruler of the Universe”.