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TIL that in 1971 the Shah of Iran threw one of the most expensive parties in history, which spared no expense. It was attended by nearly all royal families, dignitaries and presidents. The example of over extravagance was ultimately used by the islamic revolutionaries to overthrow the Shah.

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Preg TIL that Ric Flair’s career nearly ended in 1975, when he was in a serious plane crash. He broke his back, and was told he would never wrestle again. He returned to the ring just eight months later, and continued wrestling for 37 more years.
Rmdl TIL: South Korea has a ‘Cinderella Law’ that forbids children under the age of 16 to play online video games from 12:00 A.M. to 6:00 A.M. to prevent them from excessive 'Internet addiction’
e0Yob TIL that support ships called 'Destroyer tenders' were common in navies in the first half of the 20th century; one Destroyer tender would travel with multiple destroyer ships, carrying supplies for them, thus extending their collective range on the open ocean
J4aj TIL that in 1939, 20,000 people attended a Nazi rally at Madison Square Garden.
e07xk TIL in Victorian England they used to take group photos with their dead ones and, given the long exposure time, the dead were often seen more sharply than the slightly-blurred living, because of their lack of movement