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TIL ExxonMobile, Chevron, and ConocoPhillips are descendant companies of John D. Rockefeller’s oil empire Standard Oil. Rockefeller was worth $237 billion.

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b6e8Q TIL that Neanderthals living 90,000 years ago in Portugal had a taste for a seafood delicacy that's still popular today, and regularly caught and ate crabs, roasting them on coals and cracking them open with stone tools.
Zpvmp TIL Australia has no national Bill of Rights making it the only democracy in the world with this limitation in their legal system.
16OWV TIL that the Batmobile is legally a character. When DC Comics sued a mechanic building replicas of Batman's vehicle, the courts ruled that the Batmobile has "physical as well as conceptual qualities" that make it distinctive, and is not merely a "useful article" (an ordinary car).
b9gJ7 TIL the state name Idaho does not mean anything; despite claims that it refers to an Indian term, the man who suggested the name later admitted that he made it up.
9wD16 TIL in Japan, many traffic lights play "Tōryanse", a distinctive children's tune that indicates when it's safe to cross. It's been referenced in a lot of anime and pop culture.