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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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8aOGZ TIL Japanese schools make children square dance to the tune of “Turkey in the Straw,” and call it an “Oklahoma Mixer”
kDDm TIL when Stalin’s first son was captured, Hitler offered to trade him for Friedrich Paulus, a field marshal who led the 6th army into Stalingrad. When Stalin heard of this, he allegedly said, “I will not trade a Marshal for a Lieutenant.”
grrWX TIL in the Industrial Age, some foods were colored with poisonous things like various colors of lead and copper salts. Food coloring was used to hide bad quality and to imitate other foods as well. This made food poisoning common during this time.
QQBp TIL: The word “lethologica” describes the state of not being able to remember the word you want
ng5G TIL Napoleon Bonaparte was 5'7" which was an average male height in his lifetime. His supposed “shortness” was British propaganda that is still generally believed to this day.