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TIL J.K. Rowling became the first person to become a billionaire by writing books. However, she also lost her billionaire status because she donated so much money to charity.

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N7wVJ TIL in 1987, the entire world population of condors was 27. They were all captured and saved from extinction through captive breeding, leading to a world population of 488 in 2018.
7rErP TIL if you hold down the PS button for 10 seconds it turns the controller off.
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m1kmE TIL that the guitar solo in "Free Bird" was created for lead singer Ronnie Van Zant to rest, as the band was playing several sets per night at clubs at the time
9w4DM TIL ~ About Unit 100 who's main purpose was to research diseases from animals during WW2