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TIL French Montana Solitaire has a win-rate of 2%. It is very easy to learn, but requires immense strategy to play well.

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DYXJ TIL that no one knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.
W7w04 TIL the Whiskey Wars between Canada and Denmark ended in 2022 having both countries no longer a country bordering only one country. Canada to US and Denmark to Germany.
wLEK8 TIL The liquid breathing scene in The Abyss is based on reality, and the white rat was actually locked in a box of fluorocarbon (the "breathable" solution).
g44A TIL The 7 Wonders of the Ancient world all co-existed in time for 54 years until the Colossus of Rhodes fell.
rR5ed TIL that Pablo Escobar was making $2,500,000 an hour during the late 80’s and early 90’s. He made so much money that he would buy commercial airliners, fill them with cocaine and once they landed, abandon the plane and buy a new one for the next shipment.