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TIL that Germany has one of the lowest Home Ownership rates in Europe at 51.5% as of 2018

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JVoj TIL that San Jose has the largest population of Vietnamese people in a single city outside of Vietnam.
x6rLb TIL about the term "King's X", apparently used by kids to call a timeout in a game.
oRwkE TIL Rachel Reynolds has been a model on The Price is Right for over 20 years and is the only cast member remaining from the Bob Barker era
P1gWV TIL contrary to popular belief, Chanel No. 5 wasn’t Marilyn Monroe’s favourite perfume. Monroe also had a secret adoration for "Floris Rose Geranium" perfume, which was delivered in bulk to her at the Beverly Hills Hotel under a cloak and dagger alias during the filming of "Some Like It Hot".
VMpJk TIL that the pretext for the French invasion and subsequent 132 year occupation/colonization of Algeria, was their diplomat getting hit with a flyswatter.