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TIL the Vatican Church owns $30 billion in Australian real estate alone. Their global real estate wealth is incalculable.

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4kXX5 TIL Progress bars exist because it suggests something is being accomplished, which makes the wait seem shorter and more bearable.
ANwdo TIL the Japanese words 青 (ao) and 青い (aoi) can refer to either blue or green depending on the situation.
BraaW TIL that Ella Slack is the stand-in for Queen Elizabeth II and takes her place for rehearsals of ‘televised engagements’. However, she’s not allowed to sit on the throne and has to ‘hover’ if she’s required to help frame certain shots.
1aW5d TIL that the German parliament building in Berlin called the 'Reichstag Dome' has a glass dome above it that people can walk on. It symbolizes the transparency of the German government and that the people are always above the government.
VXvD TIL Incandescent light bulbs will not be available for purchase as soon as 2014