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TIL that Oprah Winfrey is currently North America’s only black billionaire.

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awX7N TIL that the stars on the American flag are not just decorations but represent the 50 semi autonomous provinces of the USA (called 'states') . The flag changes each time a new 'state' is added to the USA it was lasted amended in 1960 when Hawaii became a 'state'.
YpvAZ TIL that the first battle of WWI consisted of a British ship firing a single shot at a German ship on Lake Nyasa (now Lake Malawi) in Africa, and taking the captain "prisoner." The two captains had been drinking buddies for years, and weren't about to let the war ruin it.
wolx8 TIL that Dan Quayle, Vice President of the U.S. (1989-1993) corrected a student's spelling of "potato" to "potatoe" in a spelling bee.
e0jmE TIL that AI(s) playing Chess, despite continually beating human players, are still not able to play according to the equilibrium strategy that forces the opponent into a draw. A strategy that was proven to exist by the mathematician Nash in the 1960s.
1avEr TIL Garfield phones have been washing up on a beach in France for over 20 years. A shipping container fell off the cargo ship in a storm and the locals can do nothing about it.