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TIL FATCA effectively bans Americans from opening bank accounts abroad

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E1LEw TIL Jimmy Buffett is one of the world's richest musicians, with a net worth of $550 million. "Margaritaville Holdings, owned solely by Buffett and his business partner John Cohlan, now umbrellas everything from branded casinos, restaurants, and resorts across the world to[...] Landshark Lager"
kOXB4 TIL Friar Park, the late George Harrison's house, had a scale model of Matterhorn among its features.
9ZlD TIL there is a full McBain mini-movie hidden throughout Simpsons epsiodes
a8pl0 TIL there are 18 episodes of The Twilight Zone (season 4) you probably haven’t seen before because they are 1 hour long and don’t fit the typical 30 min slot for reruns.
Y60d TIL that by will, J.R.R. Tolkien expressively prohibited any use of the “Lord of the Rings” novels by disney (german source)