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TIL 666 is the sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel

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Nn7b TIL Charles Ingram cheated on “Who Wants to Be A Millionaire” and won the £1,000,000 prize. During the recording it was noticed that a suspicious pattern of coughing could be heard.
ANx6a TIL of shell cordovan, a rare "leather" that isn't made from animal skin, but connective tissue from a horse's buttocks. Shoes made from them are waterproof, don't crease, don't require polishing, and can last indefinitely. Only two major tanneries make them.
m1kJv TIL that Fred Franzia created the low-cost wine brand 'Two Buck Chuck' after purchasing the Charles Shaw name from a bankrupt winery for $27k. When asked why his wine was cheaper than water, he replied, ' They're overcharging for the water. Don't you get it ? '
jvla TIL that George Washington did not have any wooden teeth, and that he had a set of REAL teeth from slaves
LkJEZ TIL that Maus is the only graphic novel, as of 2020, to win the Pulitzer Prize