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TIL James Patterson has made more than $700M having sold more than 425M copies of his books.

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jNmxR TIL Australia bans nuclear power plants, but at the same time export enough uranium to produce the equivalent of 97% of its domestic electricity (which is 80% from fossil)
NXaJ TIL that the first European to describe the circulatory system was burned at the stake for heresy with his own books as the fuel.
DQpOJ TIL that the production of The Sound of Music faced opposition from Salzburg city leaders who did not want them staging scenes with swastika banners. However, they relented after director Robert Wise threatened instead to include old newsreel footage featuring the banners.
pYZOZ TIL Vincent Van Gogh would use wool to experiment with different colour combinations, because paint was so expensive.
9XrQ TIL A Lesbian Rule is a flexible ruler made from lead used to reproduce irregular curves in construction