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TIL that Democratic Republic of the Congo is considered THE richest country in the world regarding natural resources even though its citizens are among the poorest.

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ANYxB TIL each element on the Periodic Table corresponds to one solution of the main equation in the field of quantum mechanics & that the entire field of chemistry emerged from that single equation.
OoGj4 TIL that Brad Bird, the writer and director for The Incredibles (2004), was also the voice of the superhero fashion designer Edna Mode.
wkP6 TIL The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that recycling one ton of plastic conserves approximately 3.8 barrels of crude oil.
w1gP TIL East St. Louis, IL has a higher murder rate than Gary IN, New Orleans LA, Baltimore MD, Detroit MI, and in 2014 the murder rate surpassed that of Honduras, the country with the highest murder rate in the world. In 2016 rankings showed it had the highest murder rate of any city in the U.S.
woVXW TIL that the old cartoon character Simon Bar Sinister's name is a double pun: "Bar" in ancient Hebrew names means "son of," and a "bar sinister" in heraldry is used to denote a bastard.