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TIL Jimmy Buffett is one of the world's richest musicians, with a net worth of $550 million. "Margaritaville Holdings, owned solely by Buffett and his business partner John Cohlan, now umbrellas everything from branded casinos, restaurants, and resorts across the world to[...] Landshark Lager"

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P1gkg TIL at least one of the victims of the Vesuvius Eruption in 79 C.E was found with a vitrified brain. In other words their brain was turned to glass due to the extreme heat.
wLLQo Engrave it on a piece of platinum. 2. Bury the platinum in the desert.
76Jp TIL that Freddie Mercury’s mother is still alive. Her name is Jer Bulsara, and she is 93.
w0JP TIL there was a little ice age between 1600 and 1814. The river Thames in London used to completely freeze over for 2 months per year allowing “Frost Fairs” to take place with football pitches, bowling matches, fruit-sellers, shoemakers, barbers… even a pub or two.
W7MVN TIL that when actor Rod Cameron divorced in 1960, he soon remarried ... to his ex-wife's mother.