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TIL that a "frown" isn't a upside-down smile like cartoons and symbols suggest, but rather it's more of an angry face

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4Xv05 TIL that during the Second World War; a Japanese government official, Chiume Sugihara, helped 6,000 Jews to flee Europe by issuing transit visas to them to allow them to pass through Japanese Territory.
LkKAv TIL Cleopatra was one of the wealthiest women of all time. Her net worth today would be around $95.8 billion USD
VMaNB TIL in the early 20th century there were baby alligators in the Boston Public Garden. They were fed live rats and mice by local residents
oBV4Y TIL that 90% of all data ever created by human existence was generated in the last 2 years.
oRloA TIL about a black Alaskan wolf named Romeo who loved to play with dogs, was friendly with humans, got killed by poachers who got a slap on the wrist thanks to Alaska’s lax laws on killing wolves, and is on display at a permanent exhibit at the Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center in Juneau