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TIL there’s a Forbes ranking for the 15 richest FICTIONAL characters - and at #1, it’s Smaug the dragon.

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ONme TIL that Catherine Kerkow hijacked an airplane from Los Angeles to Algeria in 1972. Last seen in France in 1975, she has yet to be caught.
ANOVB TIL Edinburgh of the Seven Seas, as settlement in the South Atlantic, is regarded as the most remote permanent settlement on Earth, located over 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) from the nearest human settlement.
BrlBW TIL Mosquitoes are attracted to the scent of our body. As such, mosquito repellents evaporate on the skin and work by blocking a mosquito's sense of smell, preventing it from finding its target.
J1L7v TIL Jack Nicholson grew up believing his grandmother was his mother, and his birth mother, June, was his sister. He only discovered the truth when he was 37 years old. The secret was kept until a Time magazine reporter uncovered it while researching Nicholson's life story.
b67jp TIL Jimi Hendrix joined the Army after he was caught Joyriding and given the choice between prison or service. He served in the 101st Airborne and was qualified as a Paratrooper. Due to his inability to function in an authority environment, he was given a general discharge under honorable condition.