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TIL That Bill Gates has donated more to charity ($28 Billion) than number eight on the Forbes Rich List (Stefan Persson) is worth ($26.0 billion).

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Nwa6 TIL That while volunteering for cooking duties for emergency personnel after 9/11, Batman voice Actor Kevin Conroy treated emergency workers by shouting “"I am vengeance! I am the night! I am Batman!” from the kitchens, and was greeted with cheers.
a97A TIL spiral staircases in medieval times wound in a clockwise direction (from the ascender’s point of view) to place attacking swordsmen (who were most often right-handed) at a disadvantage
VxBQ TIL Canada is only 1.5% larger than the USA
9wre6 TIL of Pistol dueling at the Olympics. Competitors shot wax bullets at one another while wearing elaborate protection. The duels were held at 20 meters and 30 meters
Y9RG TIL the clerk who approved Alexander Graham Bell’s patent over rival Elisha Gray did so after Bell helped him repay a loan to a friend (who happened to be Bell’s lawyer).