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TIL Willie Nelson lives in self-sustaining community on Maui with neighbors like Kris Kristofferson, Woody Harrelson, and Owen Wilson.

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oRMWE TIL that according to every estimate available the average European was much richer than the average Indian and Chinese even before the Industrial revolution had happened
R5wO8 TIL That even though Dalton Trumbo is known to be the creator of 'Roman Holiday' the son of the man who fronted the script (Trumbo was blacklisted) refused to turn over the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay to Trumbo's widow in 1993.
dQMj TIL that when early humans transitioned from hunter gathering to agriculture, it actually lowered their standards of living.
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nW6KG TIL that Ferdinand Magellan, famed Portuguese explorer credited with planning and leading the first expedition to circumnavigate the earth, died halfway through in the Philippines.