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TIL The Walmart heirs have the same net worth as the bottom 30 percent of Americans combined

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bAv9 TIL George Lucas refused to send an original print of Star Wars for preservation at the National Film Registry
X0NQ TIL that Brazil has a 120% tax on video games because of an old law that classifies all games as gambling…
E9A7 TIL there is a live stream with which you can watch bears fish for salmon in Alaska (and a bunch of other stuff)
a8xe9 TIL that the King of Malaysia is elected by a special council called the Conference of Rulers
WkY8L TIL Jack O'Lanterns got their name from the myth about Jack who tricked the devil into not claiming his soul, however he was also denied entrance to heaven. The devil gave Jack one burning piece of coal that he carried in a carved out turnip as he roamed the earth for eternity.