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TIL that two billionaires each married the same woman. Aristotle Onassis and Stavros Niarchos were rival Greek shipping tycoons who married a total of seven times. Onassis first married Athina Livanos, then Jacqueline Kennedy (JFK's widow); Athina later became one of Niarchos's five wives.

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nke9 TIL There is an “Inception” phenomenon where the individual believes they have awakened and are going about their day as usual (i.e. got dressed, ate breakfast) only to wake up and realize none of it happened in reality. There can be multiple false awakenings in a dream session.
BrBpK TIL mass deaths due to the governmental acts of criminal omission and neglect is called Democide
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