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TIL that feel-good, bubblegum pop is an indicator of a recession

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MwOB TIL that with 4 kings, 31 presidents, 6 princes, 22 prime ministers, and 47 ministers of foreign affairs as attendees, the state funeral of Yugoslav president Tito is regarded as the largest in history.
nW4n7 TIL: Horseshoe crabs are vital for the survival of migratory birds. As migratory birds fly from South America to nesting sites in the Arctic, they stop in the Mid-Atlantic to "re-fuel" on freshly-spawned horseshoe crab eggs.
RaPa TIL that Jamie Johnson, the heir to the Johnson and Johnson fortune, made 2 documentaries showing how the 1% live and was sued for it by some of his friends who called him an “idiot” and a “traitor to your class.”
YyOB TIL The heir to the SC Johnson fortune received a sentence of 6 months for repeatedly molesting his 12 year old stepdaughter.
4Nxw TIL a Thai princess drowned to death as servants watched, because they were ordered to never touch the royals