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TIL that Vladimir Putin may well be the richest man in the world, with estimates of between $60-$70 billion

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lYxB TIL that in the ‘Clerks’ credits, the boom mike holder was credited as 'Whoever grabbed the pole’.
BExe TIL NYPD ex-cop Adrian Schoolcraft secretly recorded corrupt activities for 17 months in 2008, leading to a huge scandal and 4 separate investigations into NYPD. He recorded illegal arrests, superiors giving illegal orders, multiple rape reports getting downgraded to trespassing and more.
4XMyo TIL that in 2002, the band Creed put on such a bad show at the Allstate Arena in Illinois that a $2,000,000 class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of all of the fans in attendance.
GQog TIL U.S. Military Working Dogs have ranks: they are always one rank above their handler, so that hurting one intentionally would have the same consequences as striking an officer
4JQ5 TIL that Stephen Hawking is the only person who has portrayed himself in Star Trek. Specifically, in a poker game between Hawking, Einstein, Newton, and Data.