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TIL the name of the Pringles man on the tube of potato chips is Julius Pringles

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5Y1jB TIL about Archbishop Damaskinos of Athens. During the Nazi Occupation, the Archbishop spoke out about the deportation of the Jewish population in Greece. When threatened by the Nazis to be executed by firing squad, he sarcastically responded with a request to hung instead as it was "tradition".
78e4P TIL the state parliament of Bremen, Germany, is called the Bürgerschaft
lo6pB TIL Leonidas was 60 years old during the battle of Thermopyle (depicted in 300). His last stand would ultimately contribute to the preservation of the whole of Greece
e0grb TIL Detroit once gave Saddam Hussein the key to the city after he donated to a local church.
5AGR TIL Brazilian businessman Eike Batista’s wealth has decreased by over 99% between March 2012 and July 2013, from a peak net worth of $32 Billion to $200 million and may hold the record for having been the fastest destroyer of wealth.