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TIL that Bob Hope became a part-owner of the Cleveland Indians in 1946. Hope also owned a share of the Los Angeles Rams, along with Bing Crosby, from 1947-1962.

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O06X TIL that if the Native Americans really did sell Manhattan to the European for $16 in the 1600s and had invested that $16 at annual interest rates of 8%, today that $16 would be worth enough for them to buy back all of Manhattan and still have $222 Trillion dollars left over.
py0N TIL that Perrier water and its competitor San Pellegrino are both owned by the Nestle corporation.
YG4r TIL that during the Cannes Film Festival screening of the disturbing French film Irréversible, over 200 audience members walked out in disgust, and several reportedly required medical attention; those that stayed gave the film a 5-minute standing ovation.
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