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TIL that the virtual currencies of games like RuneScape are worth more than the currency of Venezuela

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GYML1 TIL it is widely disputed that DJ Kool herc was the sole founding father of hip hop, many people attribute it's foundation to a DJ known as Mario the disco king who predated Kool herc's block parties with his own by three years
KYMbR TIL that ligers (the offspring of a male lion and female tiger) are the largest big cat because, unlike lionesses, female tigers do not possess growth-limiting genes to counter the growth-maximising genes of male lions.
0wQk1 TIL about the Kentucky Miner Who Scammed Americans by Posing as Hitler With ‘Invisible Spaceships’
M7kMW TIL about the Grande Seca (The Great Drought), the most devastating drought ever recorded in Brazil. It caused the deaths of 400,000-500,000 people. Of the 800,000 people living in the affected Northeastern region, 120,000 migrated to the Amazon while 68,000 migrated to other regions of the country.
KadE TIL Teddy Roosevelt is the only U.S. President that is confirmed to have had a tattoo