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TIL a 31-year-old Brazilian billionaire with no heirs allegedly left his entire $1 billion fortune to Neymar in a legally registered will because he admired the player’s humility and family values.

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jBJv TIL 3 people were hanged for the 1660 murder of William Harrison in the year 1661. In 1662, William Harrison returned on a ship after escaping slavery, having been kidnapped by pirates. This lead to the “no body, no murder” rule.
6ep7 TIL that wasabi was originally served with sushi and dishes with raw fish because it aided in killing harmful bacteria and parasites that could be present in raw seafood.
ANPDo TIL that, despite using the same alphabet (Hangul), North Korea and South Korea order the letters differently, with NK placing new letters at the end of the alphabet and SK grouping similar letters together
P1EpZ TIL that the homecoming parade in "Animal House" was scripted as occurring on November 21, 1963, the day before JFK's assassination. Producers regarded the film's setting as "the last innocent year of America".
ZpZQp TIL that the girl who played Cindy Lou Who in the 2000 movie, “How the Grinch Stole Christmas” grew up to be the lead singer of the rock band “The Pretty Reckless”