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TIL about Manoj Bhargava, the creator of 5 hour energy, who in 2015 pledged to use 99% of his wealth (estimated to be 4 billion USD as of 2019), in aid of philanthropic causes.

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LyeZ TIL that in order to highlight the dangers of using a phone while driving, Belgian road safety experts told a group of learner drivers they must avoid obstacles whilst texting in order to get their licence
d8xod TIL that the word "dude" comes from the word "doodle," as in Yankee Doodle, which means fool or simpleton
wo8Xo TIL that an expert parachutist fell to his death when he jumped from a plane, without realizing that he wasn’t wearing a parachute
X0EBj TIL that nine-banded armadillos always give birth to quadruplets- a single fertilized egg splits into four identical embryos.
e0WaE TIL about Andy Grant, a Royal Marine and Liverpool FC fan, whose "You'll never walk alone" tattoo read "You'll never walk" after an amputation from standing on a mine while serving in Afghanistan.