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TIL that “pouring out a 40 for my homies” is actually an ancient religious ritual called ‘libation’

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kOrw4 TIL there is an island in the pacific called Yap that uses circular stones as currency. The stones are too large to move so the ownership of the stones is passed by word of mouth to transact business. The location of the stone is irrelevant even in the case of one lost on the bottom of the sea
b6n70 TIL #EndTheStreakTX, a campaign to go a single day without a death on Texas roads, has been gone unbroken since November 7, 2000.
JjDj TIL that Assassin’s Creed IV Black Flag has attracted criticism from PETA for it’s whaling mechanic. In response Ubisoft stated that they did not condone “illegal whaling” any more than they condoned “a pirate lifestyle.”
QN4OL TIL Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was founded in 1983 over a poker game.
EGnV TIL Rolex is owned by a private foundation, registered as a charity and does not pay corporate tax.