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TIL Bill Gates donates more towards world health each year than the UN’s World Health Organisation (WHO)

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loRR1 TIL The Democratic Republic of the Congo is, by natural resources, the richest country in the world.
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jmpn TIL All pandas in the world are on loan from China, and when a baby Panda is born, by agreement, it is sent back to China to help expand the gene pool. The baby pandas are shipped back by FedEx.
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