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TIL that in 2004, J.K. Rowling became the first person to become a billionaire by writing books.

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lolyK TIL Karl Marx once participated in a London pub crawl. After 18 pubs he and his friends started throwing rocks at street lamps - at which point he was chased by 4 policemen who he managed to outrun.
VMVxm TIL Rufous elephant shrews are native to the dry savannas of eastern Africa.The shrews spend as much as half their waking hours maintaining tidy trails to navigate through their territory and find food. Remarkably, they do not sleep with their eyes closed and only sleep for 2 or 3 minutes at a time.
1y1V TIL when Chris Pratt’s wrestling coach asked what he wished to do with his life he responded with ‘I don’t know, but I know I’ll be famous and I know I’ll make a shit ton of money.’
v1pjK TIL The WWII German submarine U-69's official crest contained the phrase (in German) Tally ho! with signal flags for the letters L M A...which stand for exactly what you think it stands for. Nice.
GYeEJ TIL Avocados, along with kiwis, butternut squash, almonds and melon, are not strictly vegan due to migratory beekeeping.