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TIL that when trying to select a new name for the Canadian Northwest Territories the name Bob came in second place in the top choices

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N7JAb TIL not only can you buy an "official" ocarina based on the game LoZ Ocarina of Time, there are now several variations and many more ocarina companies thriving because of that one game's famous ocarina. They all play and most are inexpensive.
m6ox TIL that India’s richest man lives in a 27-story 400,000 sq ft tower with 4 family members and 600 staff. The 550ft tall building contains a 168-car garage spanning 6 floors, 9 elevators, 4 stories of hanging gardens, a 50-seat theater, an artificial snow room, and 3 helipads, valued at $2bn USD.
69dVm TIL that graying is a sign of active hair growth. Gray hair is also both thicker and faster growing than pigmented hair.
VJok TIL, after Jesse Owens won 4 gold medals in the 1936 Olympics held in Berlin, Adolf Hitler sent Owens a commemorative inscribed cabinet photograph of himself. Honors were not bestowed upon Jesse Owens by either President Franklin D. Roosevelt or his successor Harry S. Truman during their terms.
BrbQd TIL that Θώθ is the word for Thoth in the old Greek language, Thoth is an Egyptian deity