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TIL that the band ABBA wore ridiculous clothing to avoid Sweden’s taxes and save money.

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lonOG TIL that Plato believed that love between friends encouraged a higher level of consciousness and intimacy than physical love, and should be more highly regarded (hence “platonic” relationships).
e0NMk TIL Fidel Castro was obsessed with ice cream, once consuming 18 scoops in one sitting. His love for ice cream inspired him to implement a fully fledged dairy industry in Cuba and he even opened his own ice cream parlor.
bVJE TIL that, while new burials are not permitted at the Serb WWI cemetery at Zeitenlik, the current 88-year-old keeper will be the last to be buried there due to a special decree
KOkpJ TIL the most expensive ZIP code is not in Beverly Hills, but Atherton, California. The median home sale there is over $7 million USD, which is 63% higher than the second most expensive ZIP code (Sagaponack, New York).
PYbRg TIL in 2014 the beard of the Golden Mask of Tutankhamun fell off as it was cleaned by Museum employees, trying to cover up their mistake they tried to glue it back on with quick-dry plastic glue, leaving it off-center. This was later noticed and the employees got charged with "reckless destruction".