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TIL: The super rich of Germany are one of the most discreet in the world. This is due to a combination of not wanting to be a subject of envy, some of them deriving their wealth from WW2, and the public perception of the rich is one of the poorest in the world.

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oRAgK TIL that in 1841, when President William Henry Harrison died just 31 days into his term, it wasn’t clear if the Vice President should become President. Vice President John Tyler took matters into his own hands and arranged for a judge to administer the Oath of Office in his hotel room.
p8Gpp TIL that Pirates may have worn eye-patches in order to have one of their eyes already adapted to darkness for when they go below deck.
PYVg TIL that John Lennon’s mother was killed by an off duty police officer who was never charged
nWovB TIL: that the Disco Ball was invented in 1917, more than 50 years before Disco music
ANppa TIL only three single-letter .com domain names were registered before Internet pioneer Jon Postel registered the other 23 letters of the alphabet. IANA now holds these in reserve to prevent single entities from controlling a letter of the alphabet.