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TIL Hooters in China is known as “American Owl Restaurant”

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oOG8 TIL that a man in Africa single handedly stopped the desertification of his region by reviving ancient farming and irrigation techniques despite being ridiculed by his community.
Br9e TIL when casino mogul Steve Wynn was showing off his Picasso painting “Le Reve” [valued at $139mil at time ], he accidentally put he elbow thru the canvas; thus, devaluing it by $54mil.
AD99l TIL Abraham Lincoln had an incredibly high-pitched voice that was described as shrill, sharp, and unpleasant.
8elRG TIL there was a Bubonic Plague pandemic that was considered active from 1855 to 1960. It killed 12 million people in China and India alone.
Q0E9 TIL that over 30% of AOL’s total revenue still comes from dial-up subscribers