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TIL that the reason so many south and central Asian countries end in “stan” is because it’s an ancient word for “land of” or “homeland”

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kR9m TIL the Make-A-Wish Foundation granted 12-year-old leukemia survivor Declan McLean-Pauley’s wish to blow a bunch of shit up
QJkae Today I learned the Biotech firm Pembient flooded the market with genetically correct, synthetic rhino horns at 1/8th of the price of the genuine thing, forcing poachers out of business.
8abwa TIL that instead of doing a traditional press conference to talk about his Super Bowl XLI show, Prince put on a mini-concert instead
pV4O Til that Pakistan puts nuclear warheads in unmarked vans and drives them around the country in a never ending road trim to “keep them safe.”
QNEap TIL that James Cameron's "True Lies" was the first movie to have a $100 million budget