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TIL the richest 85 people in the world have more money than the poorest half of the world (thats 3.5 Billion People)

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jNEJa TIL that when Lil Wayne attempted suicide by a handgun at age 12, he was personally rushed to the hospital by a homicide detective he calls "Uncle Bob." He still keeps in regular contact with him.
pMjp TIL that the Dutch first sighted Australia and never settled it, they described the island as a “wasteland”
wpPE TIL Thomas Edison invented the Electric Pen to copy office documents, which was a commercial Flop. 15 years later Samuel O'Reilly discovered that Edison’s machine could be modified and used to introduce ink into the skin, and later patented a tube and needle system to provide an ink reservoir.
og5L TIL emails over six months old can be accessed by the US government without a warrant, as they are considered “abandoned”.
OZwg TIL that Wisconsin is the only state requiring external investigations of police-involved deaths.