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TIL: Five of the world’s ten richest people belong to two families (Koch and Walton)

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Koxa TIL of Raymond Robinson who was so badly injured in a childhood electrical accident that he could not go out in public without fear of creating a panic, so he went for long walks at night.
JPvk TIL a chimpanzee named Santino was known to collect rocks and pieces of concrete in the hour before his exhibit opened. Come showtime, he would hurl the dessert plate-sized rocks at zoo patrons.
jDRn TIL Olive Garden has a special flavor of Andes mints made for them.
9wLeQ TIL that the song "Baby Shark" is considered a traditional song and is in the public domain
j6K5M TIL that in 1917, when the US Army tested what later became known as the M1917 Browning Machine Gun, it was able to fire non-stop for 48 minutes and 12 seconds (over 21,000 rounds) without a malfunction. It went into service in late WWI, and is still used by some irregular forces today.