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TIL it's illegal to receive compensation for fortune telling in Oklahoma

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VBAgp TIL: Antilia is one of the most expensive private residences in the world, costing over $1 billion. The billionaire had his entire family live in the 27 story home which requires 600 servants and has 168 car garage, 9 elevators, a theatre, pool, ballroom, and snow room. It was built on an orphanage.
yQgJM TIL that Jorge Luis Borges, Blind Argentinean Author, unironically licked a library book once like Terezi Pyrope
OoMo7 TIL The English subtitles for Pan's Labyrinth were translated and written by Guillermo del Toro himself. He no longer trusts translators after having encountered problems with his previous subtitled movies.
w6L6 TIL Australian morning show host Karl Stefanovic wore the same suit for a year to highlight the sexist treatment his female co-hosts were receiving
rJe1 TIL in 1975, a man died of laughter watching the “Kung Fu Kapers” episode of The Goodies. The skit featured a kilt-clad Scotsman with bagpipes battling a man with a black pudding. His widow later sent The Goodies a letter thanking them for making the final moments of her husband’s life so pleasant.