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TIL Brazil in 1988 had an inflation rate rise from 100% to 430% in two weeks.

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6EQd8 TIL of Point Nemo. It is a point in the ocean which is furthest possible point away from any land mass. At certain times, the closest humans to this point are on the International Space Station.
XVj TIL when Einstein died, his brain was taken out of him by a doctor who later disappeared with it. 23 years later, a reporter tracks the brain down to find the brain in hundreds of pieces.
j6edM TIL the opposite of Stockholm Syndrome is Lima Syndrome, named after Hostage Takers In Lima, Peru released over 500 of their hostages.
Egy5w TIL about William Stuart-Houston, Hitler's half-nephew who fought in the US Navy against the Nazis, even earning a Purple Heart. He changed his name after the war.
Lkep0 TIL of Shabani, a gorilla at a Japanese zoo considered so handsome that he became an internet sensation in 2015 when women began flocking to the zoo to gaze at him. They vied to get his attention and took photographs which they shared on social media.