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TIL Edith Kanaka'ole was a major player in preserving Native Hawai'ian culture

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5Vl89 TIL Emperor Hirohito of Japan was given the original print of the Disney short Lambert the Sheepish Lion, after it was learned it was his favourite Disney film
x6NVo TIL shadows on the moon are much darker than shadows on the Earth due to the lack of atmosphere scattering the sunlight.
W74Y TIL Youporn accounts for about 2% of total daily internet traffic
x6Pbo TIL about an American singer named, Orion. His voice was similar to Elvis Presley's, a fact which he and his record company played upon, making some believe that some of his recordings were by Presley, or even that Presley had not died in 1977.
970r TIL:The mega-wealthy as of 2012 numbers, had hid their tax burden in tax havens to the tune of over 21 trillion. A sum larger than the entire American economy.