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MXYb TIL Mexico City is sinking 8 inches per year
6Ey9m TIL There’s a newly discovered Pygmy Seahorse Species called Hippocampus Nalu—nalu referring to “here it is” since it was known to locals prior to its scientific discovery
l7ZON TIL Daniel O'Connell, the 19th-century Irish Nationalist leader, was fiercely opposed to slavery. Although his organization was largely funded by donations from the United States, he refused to take any money donated by southern slaveholders.
X0jak TIL that Bill Gates, despite being a billionaire, loves washing dishes! He finds it calming and meditative, and makes time to do it himself almost every night.
a8Q5A TIL Eminem wrote the lyrics for his verse in "Forget About Dre" with the intention that the verse would be performed by Snoop Dogg. However, when Dre heard Em's recorded performance of the verse as "reference vocals" for Snoop, he liked how it sounded, so he kept Eminem on the track. (3:05)