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TIL Kevin O’Leary, known from Dragons’ Den, isn’t a billionaire but a master self-promoter. He sold a software company to Mattel in a $4B deal that later flopped, ran underperforming investment funds, and faced lawsuits. Critics say he’s better at branding than business

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MekRm TIL Ancient Pomeranians were as annoying as modern. The Melitan dog resembling the modern day Pomeranian was described by most contemporaries including Great Rhetorician Lucian as “annoying and yappy; loved by its owner, despised by everyone else”
p8wZ TIL that since the making of the documentary “Jesus Camp”, one of the pastors from Kids on Fire announced that due to negative reactions to the camp after the film, the camp which was held once a year for three weeks has been discontinued indefinitely and will be replaced by other events.
WkKVo TIL: Australia's head of state has not set foot on the continent in 9 years.
RdoQ TIL that when traffic cameras were first set up in California, a man got a speeding ticket in the mail that included his photo as proof of guilt. Mad that he was fined by a camera, the man took a picture of money and mailed it off. Weeks later he was mailed another photo… this time of handcuffs.
0wNbL TIL that visitors to the Sistine Chapel are barred from taking any photos of the frescoes painted by Michelangelo. This is due to a Japanese company owning the copyright to all of the images within the building, which they won via an auction held to help pay for the paintings' restoration.