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TIL Singapore is the third wealthiest country in the world (based on per capita GDP).

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d6xE TIL North Korea’s overall military power is actually ranked weaker than Canada, Australia, and even Switzerland.
w8QP TIL that John Candy was so beloved that when his funeral procession headed to the cemetery on the 405 freeway, the LAPD decided to station officers at on-ramps to hold all traffic. The only other times this happened was for presidential motorcades or when the Pope visited Los Angeles.
awW7L TIL of the 1977 Chicago Bulls "Astronaut draft" of Armstrong, Glenn, and Sheppard.
PY84e TIL of Arthur Miles, a Cowboy Singer from the 20's, who made recordings of himself performing in a style of Tuvan throat singing. It is likely that he learned this without ever meeting a Mongolian.
GYxp4 TIL of Burj Al Babas - an abandoned $200m village in Turkey consisting of hundreds of Disney-style castles.