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TIL the most expensive photo ever sold was $4.3 million. It was of a river, and it was photoshopped….

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gOD4 TIL That the Red Army defeated 75-80% of deployed German forces during WW2 / The US/UK only defeated 25-20%
vPX6j TIL: US government made a lot of money from bailing out big banks in 2008. As of 2018, Fannie Mae has paid $176 billion in dividends to the Treasury Department, while Freddie Mac has paid $117 billion.
nW5G7 TIL that in 2018, Surabaya, Indonesia, allowed residents to pay for bus rides with plastic waste instead of cash. This initiative aims to cut down plastic trash and boost public transport use, helping reduce road congestion. Plastic waste can cover a two-hour bus trip.
PpdE TIL 70% of African-American children and 58% of Hispanic children do not know how to swim. TIL African-American children drown at a rate nearly three times higher than white children.
pEDZ TIL the Game Boy Camera was featured in the 1999 edition of Guinness World Records for being the world’s smallest digital camera