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TIL America has the highest disposable household income in the world

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Axox TIL after describing female journalists as “buck-and-a-half hookers”, Frank Sinatra was under siege for 3 days in a Sydney hotel and stranded because airport union staff refused him service, declaring “If you don’t apologise, you won’t be allowed to leave Australia unless you can walk on water.”
0AlN TIL Mike Myers was sued by Universal Pictures for $3.8 million for backing out of a contract for a feature film. Myers said he refused to honour the $20 million contract because he did not want to cheat moviegoers with his poorly written script.
gMAny TIL Butter chicken was developed in the 1950s by three Punjabi restaurateurs who made it "by chance" by mixing the leftover chicken in a tomato gravy, rich in butter and cream. The dish is India's most popular curry, not only domestically but also globally
9w57p TIL N. Korea reportedly executed one of its defense chiefs by anti-aircraft gunfire because they fell asleep.
0devN TIL That chronologically, humanity is closer in time to the T-Rex (68-66 mya), than the T-Rex was to the Stegosaurus (155-145 mya).