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TIL of Neom, a $500 billion utopian territory based on tech and liberal values that Saudi Arabia plans to build by 2025

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vPVZL TIL that when Will Smith was 12 his grandmother found his notebook of rap lyrics with curse words and wrote a note in it telling Will that truly smart people do not have to curse when expressing themselves. As a result he resolved not to use profanity in his music.
yX6p TIL that astronauts must sleep next to air vents. The CO2 they exhale in their sleep will not dissipate in zero gravity, meaning they will suffocate if there is no immediate circulation.
0dZ8R TIL about Cura Annonae, an Ancient Roman system of free or subsidized food for Roman citizens
dkvj TIL that Snoop Dogg once tried to rent the entire country of Liechtenstein for a video shoot, and the main reason they said no is because he didn’t give them enough notice.
NXEg1 TIL A 13-year-old totalled a $350,000 Lamborghini Huracan and charged on many violations but not theft. The car was in the process of being sold and the registered owner gave custody of the vehicle keys to the young person without knowing their true age and unaware they didn't have a license