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TIL that Tiger Woods’ affairs led to an estimated shareholder loss of $5-12 billion due to dropped sponsorship deals.

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p8Gep TIL that in WW2 a German spy landed in Canada, but soon abandoned his task to live there using the funds for his mission. He eventually surrendered to authorities and was found not guilty of espionage.
Bdpy TIL that Johnny Depp and Queen Elizabeth are related
MewBW TIL that an estimated 10-20% of young women in industrialized countries have a contact allergy to nickel
Br9Me TIL in 2008, Elijah Wood became the first person ever to cross Victoria Falls by rope
VMxx4 TIL the first female admiral in the modern world was Keumalahayati from Aceh Sultanate (now part of Indonesia) in Southeast Asia. She led their defense against the Dutch Navy attacks that killed Cornelis de Houtman in September 1599, who commanded the first Dutch Expedition to East Indies.