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TIL that Smaug, the reclusive red-gold dragon from The Hobbit, has an estimated worth of $54.1bn. It is #2 Richest Fictional Characters.

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ne8ko TIL that you shouldn’t brush your teeth after eating. Apparently you should wait 30 minutes, because otherwise you’ll just be brushing all the damaging acids into your teeth. It’s better not to brush your teeth at all than to brush your teeth right after eating.
8eP78 TIL that the Hundred Acre Wood in the original Winnie-the-Pooh books isn't the name of the forest where Pooh and all his friends live. Rather, it is a specific place inside The Forest, centered on Owl's house
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GYgv4 TIL that when a three year old boy fell into a gorilla enclosure and lost consciousness, a female gorilla whose name was Binti Jua stood between the boy and the other gorillas in a protective gesture, This incident helped create a positive public perception of gorillas.