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ep4E TIL that recently toppled Muammar Gaddafi had a net worth of $200 billion, making him the 8th richest person to have ever lived
VkNQ TIL that in 2002, when Bruce Willis’s daughter suggested he buy girl scout cookies for troops, Willis responded by buying 12,000 cookies and sending them to sailors and soldiers in the Middle East.
v174K TIL about Mauro Prosperi who was lost in the Sahara. To avoid agonizing death from starvation and to save his wife from legal red tape, he slashed his wrists with a knife. However, due to his severe dehydration, his blood had clotted around the cuts. He reached a nomad tribe a few days later.
YYEA TIL Luc Besson, director of movie The Fifth Element (1997), left his girlfriend for another woman during filming. The kicker? Both women were actresses in that movie!
p8BvZ TIL Vegetarians were found to be twice as likely to suffer from depression than the general population. Among possible causes, diets low in B-12, too much Omega-6 which is linked to mental health issues, and higher amounts of phytoestrogens due to soy based diets.