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TIL NFL & NBA Cheerleaders Make Less Than $1000 A Year

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QN95k TIL - Africa is 14x larger than what it is shown on popular map (Mercator)
95nr TIL The Smithsonian reports that more than likely “Tisquantum” (meaning divine rage) was not the famous Native American’s birth name, but identifying himself as so was like sticking his hand out to the Pilgrims and saying “Hello, I’m the Wrath of God.”
4XEyg TIL Bugs Bunny accidentally transformed the word 'nimrod' into an insult because the audience failed to get a joke where he sarcastically compared Elmer Fudd to the Biblical figure Nimrod, a mighty hunter
Yowv TIL Pearson, the education publisher, reported a loss of £2.6 billion in 2016
6pkY TIL the difference between robbery and burglary is robbery is done with a victim present while burglary is performed when no victim is around.