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TIL that it takes just $34,000 to be one of the world’s richest 1%.

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wooM7 TIL about the Ibadan forest of horror, in which peoples bodyparts were harvested to be sold for ritual sacrifice.
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OL94 TIL There are more libraries in the US than there are mcdonalds in the world