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TIL of the Prince Philip Movement. A religious movement followed by the Kastom people in Vanuatu, Oceania. It is a cargo cult that believes in the divinity of the late Queen Elizabeth II and her husband, Prince Philip, Duke Of Edinburgh.

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YpmjG TIL about Ehrlich, a Polish ping-pong player who played the longest point ever (2h 12m) in 1936 World Championships, and in WW2 was spared the gas chamber by the Nazis because they recognized him
woGL6 TIL the Norwegian oil fund (Norges Bank Investment Management) owns 1,5% af all stocks listed in the world, investing all state profits from its oil. It's current investents $1425 billion USD.
9Y6XD TIL The iconic theme from ‘The Legend of Zelda’ for the NES was composed in one night because Nintendo was originally using a copyrighted song
a8Yky TIL in 2004 someone offered to pay the government $12 for information about aliens killing JFK.
jNP7X TIL there is a hotel resort in South Korea that looks like a huge yacht that is built on the top of a large cliff