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TIL Zimbabwe’s bank balance was $217 at the start of 2013

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l7YLN TIL After failing his entrance examinations at the University of Zurich, Einstein settled in Bern, where he wrote his post-doctoral thesis and published five works that changed the world view of physics forever
x0w7 TIL in 2014 a cat saved his young owner from being attacked by bullies. After they teased the boy outside his home and shoved him to the ground, the cat ran out, jumped on the ringleader’s chest and hissed until they fled in panic. The cat then slept outside the boy’s room every night to protect him
OoXWg TIL in the year 2000, a Hawaiian dj unsuccessfully procured a promo album from MCA Records, so he he ended up downloading it off of Napster. He heard "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy on that album, loved it, played it a lot on the radio, and it blew up in Hawaii before anywhere else.
j6J4E TIL in the tiny African kingdom of Lesotho, a local style of accordion folk music known as Famo has sprung a fierce bloody gang war which has contributed to its high homicide rate. Little-known to the outside world, scores of musicians and hundreds of DJs, fans, family members etc. have been slain.
GA50g TIL Google’s 2004 IPO used a Dutch auction, where investors bid the highest price they’re willing to pay, and everyone gets shares at the lowest price that clears all available stock (the market-clearing price).