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TIL Robert Kiyosaki, the author of the best seller “rich dad, poor dad” is bankrupt.

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16OZ7 TIL Knabenschiessen is a shooting competition that has been held in Zurich since the 17th century and takes place on the second weekend in September. It is open to 13 to 17-year-olds and has been gender-neutral since 1991. Shooting takes place with the SIG SG 550 rifle on the Albisgütli.
kKE4 TIL: Eugene O'Neill was born on October 16, 1888 in a hotel at Times Square, he also died on November 27, 1953 in another hotel in Boston. His last words were “I knew it. I knew it. Born in a hotel room and died in a hotel room.”
rRGd1 TIL that All human are susceptible to the “illusion of truth effect”. Meaning the more we hear something, the more likely we are to believe it is true.
PYWpE TIL about Hematohydrosis; a rare disease where humans sweat blood.
VMYBD TIL nearly 2,500 atomic weapons have been detonated on Earth - 520 of them atmospheric. In 1958 alone, the US detonated 75 weapons. 928 were detonated in Nevada as late as 1992.