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TIL in 2018, World of Warcraft's virtual gold was 7 times more valuable than Venezuela's currency

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Y7E8x TIL of Turki bin Abdulaziz al-Jasser - a journalist that ran a twitter account for informing Saudi citizens about local corruption and human rights. He was publicly executed for these 'crimes' 3 weeks ago
yQlpM TIL that the first named author in history was a woman named Enheduanna from the Sumerian city state of Ur (modern Iraq) in the 23rd century BCE. As a high priestess, she wrote hymns and poems that were in circulation for hundreds of years after her death.
kj5W TIL In WW2, Allied forces sunk 3 ships carrying concentration camp survivors by accident, killing almost 10,000 survivors
neLod TIL Converse shoes have “fuzzy soles” so they can be imported as slippers which dramatically reduces import taxes.
AwAl TIL there’s a Dutch village fully staffed by caregivers in disguise to make dementia patients feel like they’re living a normal life.