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TIL that the average Bugatti customer has about 84 cars, 3 jets and one yacht

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J1wEl TIL that in Ireland 40 years ago, Malcolm MacArthur, a socialite with a yen for bow ties and cravats, bludgeoned a woman to death, killed a farmer with his own shotgun then attempted to rob a US diplomat. He was found in the apartment of the Irish attorney general, who had hosted him as a guest.
Y7OnW TIL The Lion King musical is both: the highest-grossing musical theatre production ever at roughly $1.9 billion and also the highest-grossing musical theatre franchise ever with a global total of about $8.2 billion.
5Bpk TIL Smoking in the presence of a child is considered physical abuse in Latvia.
wLPv7 TIL that there are claims that Jesus switched places with his younger brother Isukiri for his crucifixion, escaped to Japan at the age of 21 where he married a farmer's daughter, had three kids, and died at the ripe old age of 106; His remains are said to be buried in the town of Shingo.
Me4EA TIL In 1967, US president Lyndon Johnson secretly ordered a study that concluded he would die at age 64. He died of a heart attack in 1973 at age 64.