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TIL Hong Kong’s richest man and one of the richest men in the world is named Ka-Shing

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4XGPw TIL during WWII, 70–85 million people perished, or about 3% of the 1940 world population (est. 2.3 billion). More than half of the total number of casualties are accounted for by the dead of the Republic of China and of the Soviet Union. About 8.23% of Germany's population perished.
ADRpd TIL Electronic Arts needed an intense audit to realize that FIFA versions prior to FIFA 14 had incorrect drag coefficient of the ball, which led to unrealistic behavior of the ball.
6Ex0W TIL in 1977 a UK TV news bulletin was interrupted by a voice claiming to be the 'Ashtar Galactic Command' and instructed humanity to abandon its weapons, so it could participate in a 'future awakening' and 'achieve a higher state of evolution'. After six minutes, the broadcast returned to normal.
e0wpL TIL Dave's Killer Bread was co-founded by Dave Dahl, who spent 15 years in prison before launching the business with his brother. The company now employs over 100 ex-convicts (about 33% of staff) and sold in 2015 for $275M.
JY8Jm TIL that the Oneida silverware company was started by a religious millennial group (1850) who practiced free love and would have menopausal women train the young males how to not ejaculate during sex as a method of abstinence.