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TIL that someone anonymously donated over $200 million to Berkeley for their Data Science program. It was the largest donation in the UC campus’s history.

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jNAxn TIL: Ethiopia is several years behind the rest of the world. Since the religious country is so strongly influenced by the Coptic Orthodox Church, it still adheres to the traditional calendar of that church, which is seven years behind the rest of the world. Currently it's November 2011 there.
G744 TIL that over the last three millenia, Tibetans have evolved, allowing them to withstand high altitudes with more success than their ancestors
69YK7 TIL about Thomas Scot Halpin, a fan of UK band The Who, who during a 1973 Quadrophenia tour concert volunteered to fill in for the remainder of the set after drummer Keith Moon had passed out from drugs and alcohol.
dQEQ TIL that in 2008 PayPal cofounder Peter Thiel invested in an institute who’s goal was to create man made islands in unregulated international waters
PdOn TIL the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie (1990) was a low-budget non-studio flick that blew away box office records and became the highest-grossing indie film of all time (at the time).