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TIL Google is now worth more than the entire Russian stock market

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5aJn TIL that Mattel released an action figure of Stinkor, an anthropomorphic skunk supervillain of the He-Man universe, in 1985. Patchouli Oil was added to the molds to recreate the character’s unpleasant superpower. Toy collectors report the action figures continuing to reek after 30 years.
P1ApV TIL there are 3 species of frogs in the mini genus called mini ature, mini mum, and mini scule
epR8g TIL about Oskar Speck whose paddled 30,000 miles (48,280km) in 1932
P5QZ TIL that Street Fighter II cost $69.99 in 1992; in 2013 dollars, that is $116.18
N7AJ8 TIL the "Cardinal King" Henry the Chaste of Portugal never expected the throne, as he was an elderly man vowed to celibacy, doomed without successors. He attempted to resign the clergy to produce an heir, but Spain pressured the pope to deny him. When Henry died, Spain annexed Portugal for 60 years