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TIL the US has similar income inequality to Russia and China

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Q9kk TIL there is a version of the Bible translated into Hawaiian Pidgin called ‘Da Jesus Book’
Kke4 TIL of the Candy Desk, a tradition of the US Senate since 1968, whereby a senator who sits at a desk near a busy entrance keeps a drawer full of candy for members of the body. The desk is currently supplied with candy made in Pennsylvania, including Milky Way bars, Mars bars, and jellybeans.
9wMVX TIL The early "Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" shows were taped over by the studio the following day, including the week Harry Belafonte hosted.
OpOR TIL when PepsiCo entered India, the Indian government stipulated part of its local profits be used to purchased tomatoes. This requirement worked for PepsiCo, which also owned Pizza Hut at the time.
1yod TIL on July 4, 1999, more than 100 people gathered in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia to appear in a photo. All of the people were born on the 4th of July. Birthdays for every 4th of July in the 20th Century were represented, including a baby for 1999, who was born that morning.