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TIL that during the Cold War, the USSR mapped the entire world to precise detail. The U.S State Department still uses the maps today due to their accuracy.

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ADjB7 TIL, actor Hugh Laurie was one of the highest-paid actors in television drama, earning £250,000 ($409,000) per episode of televison series House.
OKo4 TIL that Spanish is Louis C.K.’s first language. He began to learn English when he moved to the U.S. at age seven
ne0Lb TIL about culture-bound syndromes, psychiatric/medical disorders that are only found in specific cultures/groups.
lo5Gr TIL 95 species of frog have group sex where the males turn bright yellow
4Xxna TIL about Mabel Ping-Hua Lee (1896-1966), a Chinese-American suffragette. At the age of 16, she was invited to help lead a march of 10,000 people up Fifth Avenue.