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TIL that 2020 was the most prolific year for podcasters, with more than 1 million new podcasts being released that year alone

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14rW TIL that in 1980 the Supreme Court awarded the Sioux tribe 106 million dollars as compensation for land that was taken from them. The Sioux refused to accept the payment, and the money remains in the US Treasury to this day, accruing interest.
Olb6 TIL that when Chuck Norris was asked who would win a fight between him and Bruce Lee, he said, “Bruce [Lee] of course, nobody can beat him.”
N7Wke TIL the majority of humans eat rice as a staple crop and 2004 was designated the "International Year of Rice". It was the first time in the history of the United Nations that an entire year was devoted to a commodity.
6emX TIL there is a garden in a bottle that has only been watered once and is still going strong 40 years later!A.K.A “self sustaining ecosystem”
ZaPG TIL that Bill Watterson, creator of Calvin and Hobbes, is worth $450 million dollars.