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TIL Taylor Swift has reached billionaire status and is one of the world's richest female musician

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rRKEe TIL that A typical four square mile patch of rainforest contains as many as 1500 species of flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 125 mammal species, 400 species of birds, 100 of reptiles, 60 of amphibians, and 150 different species of butterflies.
m1GMP TIL what you would see if an object moved past you at twice the speed of light. Since the object is moving faster than the photons you need to see it, the object would suddenly appear at your location, then seem to split into two and move away from you in both directions.
LWap TIL when Winston Churchill was warned by the German foreign minister that if WWII were to occur, the Italians would be on the German side, he responded: “That’s only fair - we had them last time.”
mxJBE TIL that the first independent full-length film written and directed by Steven Spielberg was called "Firefight," (inspired Close Encounters) made on a budget of $500, which then 16 year old Spielberg borrowed from his father. It was shown at a local cinema one evening and it earned back its cost.
OGMA4 TIL that the senior men's England Rugby Union team has not only secured the most outright wins of the Six Nations and its predecessors, but also the most Grand Slams (undefeated tournament) and the most Triple Crowns (defeating all the other Home Nations)