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TIL that a man and his friends made it from NY to CA in 28 hours and 50 minutes going the fastest they can in a Mercedes

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BPAr TIL in the year 1000, to save Iceland from civil war, both parties elected the wisest man to suggest a peaceful solution. He decided on a mass conversion to Christianity that tolerated pagan worship in private. And everyone agreed. He even converted himself.
Yp5KZ TIL that Sir Muhammad Mahabat Khan III, the Maharaja of Junagadh (1900-1959), owned 800 dogs, each with its own room, a telephone, and a servant. He had his liveried staff dress his dogs in formal evening suits, mount them on rickshaws, and drive them. When a dog died, state mourning was declared
lDYN TIL the famous dog, Balto, was sold to a LA freak show and was kept chained in a small cage for years after his famous trek
7rYJL TIL Warren Buffet only bought out Berkshire Hathaway, then a struggling textile company, in order to fire its owner due to a personal grudge. Buffet reckons it was his biggest investment mistake, costing him $200 billion in compounded investment returns for buying the company.
6oOY TIL that India has proposed to link 67 rivers to prevent floods and droughts. By doing so, an area equivalent to that of Germany will be irrigated.