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TIL that “Beats by Dre” headphones, which sell for as much as $450, only cost about $14 to make.

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DQvOg TIL someone born in Trieste between 1814 and 1947 has 6 possible nationalities: French, Austrian, Austro-Hungarian, German, Yugoslavian or Italian.
P1LWV TIL Stop signs used to be BLACK ON YELLOW
rNpne TIL of Ikota, 'possession' of woman in the Perm Region of Russia. Epidemics had been so widespread, USSR officials had sent the party to investigate 'outbreaks'. Today, some scientists believe it's "a mild form of epilepsy which is a physiological reaction to extreme fright", or "Arctic Hysteria"
QNJG6 TIL of the documentary: Born Rich, made by Jamie Johnson (great-grandson to the founder of Johnson & Johnson) about the experiences of those who were born into the ultra-wealthy. For producing and releasing the film, Jamie was deemed by his peers to be a "traitor to his class".
XEy9X TIL the Canadian province of Saskatchewan is the world's largest producer of lentils; Canada produces 33% of the world total (and Saskatchewan has over 95% of the national total); the next country is India with 25% of the global production