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TIL the company who made Clash of Clans is worth more than Evernote, Eventbrite and Buzzfeed combined, and generated $2.3 billion in revenue in 2015.

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b9XYQ TIL that after Franklin D. Roosevelt (1933 - 1945) the US hasn't had a President who speaks fluently a second language.
dop9 TIL The Tomb of the Unknowns has been continuously guarded without interruption since 1937. There are wear marks in the marble from the sentinels footsteps
Ooxp4 TIL stunt performer Bobby Leach was the second person to go over Niagra Falls in a barrel. He was rescued three times from attempts to swim the Niagra Whirlpool Rapids. He died of a broken leg after slipping on an orange peel.
MQ5A TIL there is a Polish reddit. Not subreddit, but an entire reddit.
YQ7r TIL in 2010, 7-year-old Charlie Simpson made a cycle ride to raise funds for Haiti earthquake victims. He hoped to raise £500 for the Haiti earthquake relief by cycling 5 miles around a local park, but he eventually raised £145,000 after his efforts touched the hearts of people around the world.