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TIL in Norway, everyone's salary is public record and available online.

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OopGX TIL that the Ghostbusters no-ghost sign is flipped in Europe vs other parts of the world, because the "no" sign is in different directions in different parts of the world
nyJB TIL that Oscar winning film composer Hans Zimmer (Gladiator, The Lion King) was a member of the band ‘The Buggles’ who sang 'Video Killed the Radio Star’
nWKBW TIL after Leona Helmsley did not pay her contractors that worked on her Connecticut home, she was investigated for tax evasion, and she received a 16 year sentence. During trial her housekeeper testified that Helmsley said "only the little people pay taxes." She ended up serving 19 months in prison.
XRpD TIL that in 1986, Lake Nyos in Cameroon erupted a massive cloud of CO2 that killed a nearby village of 1700 people and 3500 livestock through asphyxiation.
GAKa7 TIL that the Wii sensor bar doesn't communicate with the Wii console at all and is just LED lights powered by a cable