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x6ybo TIL that each of the five wealthiest men were to spend a million US dollars daily, they would take 476 years to exhaust their combined wealth
gr6j8 TIL the BBC payed closely to 1.1 million pounds in restitution and 1.4 million pounds in donations, losing in the process the sole production of the Queen's Royal Christmas Message due to the famous Diana interview, which was obtained under "questionable means".
p8O7p TIL Hitler was an avid reader, having read at least 6,000 books, and would quote Shakespeare throughout WWII. He ranked Uncle Tom's Cabin, Gulliver's Travels, Don Quixote, and Robinson Crusoe as the great works of world literature.
D1wkj TIL Warren Buffett, the fourth richest man in the world, eats at McDonald’s every single morning and only orders one of three things. It never costs him more than $3.17.
Y7LJA TIL in 1974 the Cleveland Indians held a Ten Cent Beer promotion that resulted in on-field streaking, fans lighting fireworks in the stands, and pelting of players with hotdogs that culminated in a riot in the 9th inning, a local sports writer interviewing fans after was punched in the face twice.