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TIL although Kanye West repeatedly refers to himself as a "billionaire", professional estimates can't find anything more than $240 million.

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b6WZ4 TIL that the candy marshmallow was originally made from the plant marsh mallow
0jGN TIL that the largest volcano on Earth is named Tamu Massif. Located at the bottom of the Pacific ocean it has a surface area the same as New Mexico making it one of the largest volcanoes in the Solar System.
KWr4 TIL Norwegian Air Shuttle set up a public poll asking customers to pick a famous Norwegian historic figure whose picture would decorate the aircraft’s tailfin. Euronymous, founder of the black metal band Mayhem, lead the poll.
a8b TIL In the late 90s, Saddam Hussein commissioned a Quran to be written in his own blood. Now, Muslim leaders aren’t sure what to do with it–To write the Quran in blood was a sin, but to destroy it would also be a sin.
6d1W TIL when Hiroshi Yamauchi released the Gamecube he believed that people “do not play with the game machine itself. They play with the software, and they are forced to purchase a game machine in order to use the software.” Nintendo then priced the Gamecube significantly cheaper than the PS2 and Xbox.