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TIL that the founder of Rolex had no children. Today all of Rolex's excess profits go to charity

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l7nk5 TIL that getting a driver's license in Norway can cost around 30,000 NOK, or US$3,675
b9lRj TIL of Hart Island, AKA “Island of the Dead”, off the coast of New York City. It’s the largest tax-funded cemetery in the world with over 1 million unclaimed bodies. The bodies are buried by prisoners from Rikers Island. All graves are unmarked. Nobody is allowed on.
xVOab TIL that in 1971 an unidentified man hijacked a plane in the northwest United States, obtained $200,000 in ransom money (equivalent to $1,260,000 today) and parachuted into the night, never to be heard from again. Fifteen copycat hijackings were attempted in 1972, all of which were unsuccessful.
MevEa TIL: in 1976 Gerald Ford attempted to eat a wrapped tamal at a presidential campaign stop in San Antonio, which some people believe cost him the state of Texas. It is known as the Great Tamale Incident.
6pAZ TIL Cuba has a vast no-Internet file-sharing network with terabytes of regularly-updated movies, television, music, and software delivered by USB drives over sneakernet for $2/week subscription fees