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TIL Jamsetji Tata topped the list of the world's top philanthropists of the 20th century with an estimated donation of $102 billion adjusted for inflation

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WVGA TIL After failing to make the NFL, Dwanye “The Rock” Johnson was broke, suffering from depression, and was living with his parents at age 24. At this point he decided to start training for wrestling
78VKO TIL that avalanche airbags are a thing. There's a special backpack with a cord you pull to inflate it when an avalanche hits while you're skiing/snowboarding, etc
Nbj1 TIL that Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Elaine Benes) is nearly 4 times as rich as Jerry Seinfeld
rNlB0 TIL about Hornussen, a Swiss golf-baseball game in which the player hits a high speed rubber projectile at a group of placard-carrying opponents.
aWwo TIL American flags made in China are banned in the U.S. Military.