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TIL Norway maintains the largest sovereign wealth fund totaling $882 Billion in assets

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KYEGR TIL that in the early Middle Ages the Scots, originating in Ireland, colonised what is now Scotland and replaced the native Britons and Picts.
QJmOE TIL Denver Pyle (Uncle Jessie from the Dukes of Hazzard) made a fortune by buying oil wells cheaply that were thought to be end-of-life, and holding until later technology improved to allow extraction of more oil, and only continued acting for the fun of it
bMOZ TIL: If you commit suicide in Japan by jumping onto an oncoming train or killing yourself in an apartment building, the train or building company can/will sue your family for clean up fees, loss of income and negative publicity brought on by your suicide.
nekZY TIL that small island archipelago St. Pierre & Miquelon is the only French owned territory in North America and is 30 minutes off the coast from Newfoundland, Canada. It was also a key part of alcohol smuggling into the US during the prohibition era.
YNLA TIL - An sr71 Blackbird once flew from LA to Washington DC in 64 minutes. Average speed of the flight: 2145mph.