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TIL Cornelius Vanderbilt was the richest man in the world with net worth of US $215 billion (inflation-adjusted 2016). In comparison Jeff Bezos's net worth is US$137 billion (January 2019). By a 1973 family reunion, not one of the 120 Vanderbilt descendants present was a millionaire.

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OKm1 TIL that the Velcro fastener was invented when a Swiss man named George de Mestral went for a walk in the woods and wondered if the burrs that clung to his trousers (and dog) could be turned into something useful. The answer, as we all know today, was yes.
nNKo TIL that Psy last Gangnam Style proformance is New Years eve because blood clots are forming in his legs from his Gangnam dance
nONr TIL: The Recording Industry Association of America claimed damages due to online piracy against LimeWire totaling $75 trillion – more than the global GDP
8KgG TIL that after being run through by a Japanese officer, Fazal Din VC took the sword from the officer and proceeded to kill him and two other Japanese soldiers with it before dying.
loGRr TIL that due to his acting roles in many Marvel movies, the late Stan Lee is the highest-grossing actor of all time. With a total box office gross as an actor at $30,617,384,366. The second highest grossing actor is also a Marvel movie star, Samuel L. Jackson of Nick Fury fame.