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TIL: A Man In India Has Planted A Forest Bigger Than Central Park to Save His Island

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Yp7QP TIL that the Nintendo character Kirby was named after John Kirby, the legal counsel for Nintendo who helped them win their lawsuit with Universal Studios in 1982. John Kirby was gifted a sailboat Christened the “Donkey Kong” and given exclusive rights to name any boat he owned “Donkey Kong.”
1akJ8 TIL The Marvelettes were the first significantly successful girl group for Motown Records. In 1961, the group released their debut single “Please Mr. Postman,” the first Motown song to reach number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart
yVr9w TIL that asthma is the most common chronic illness among Olympians.
1WE8 TIL during the Siege of Leningrad in WWII, 9 Soviet scientists died of starvation while protecting the world’s largest seed bank, refusing to eat what they saw as their country’s future.
x68kg TIL Texas liquor laws allow you to give away free alcoholic beverages without a permit. According to TABC, an alcoholic beverage is “free” if you make it available to any adult who enters a venue and requests it. There should be no expectation that you will receive a donation, tip, or payment.