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TIL The Co-founder of Alibaba, Jack Ma, bought a 28,100 acres of land in the U.S. for $23 million. His long term plan is to retire to the region. And his short term plan - to stop the logging operations and preserve the country.

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1ayKr TIL that in 2017, a Tinder profile was created for Sudan, the last male Northern White Rhino describing him as the ‘most eligible bachelor in the world’. His profile started with the line “I’m one of a kind”. He was euthanized on 19 March 2018, after suffering from age-related complications.
0wZGM TIL in 1990 the grand marshal of the LA Gay Pride Parade was an 82 year old retired straight female professor. Her research in the 50s led to homosexuality no longer being considered a mental illness in the United States.
6EGAJ TIL that First Lady Betty Ford was a supporter of the equal rights amendment (ERA), publicly pro-choice, and a breast cancer survivor who raised awareness about breast cancer as well as alcohol addiction as a result of her own struggle with both conditions.