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TIL that Bill Gates is richer than 140 nations

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ay7Z TIL that Fart jokes have existed since at least 1900 BCE. A Sumerian quip about a woman farting in her husband’s lap is the world’s oldest recorded joke.
DQdjY TIL that Matthias Erzberger, who helped negotiate the armistice that ended the First World War, was assassinated at a spa in 1921 by former members of the Imperial German Navy,
M1RW TIL Samuel L Jackson is the highest grossing actor of all time, with a combined 7.2 billion dollars from all franchises he has been involved with
wLxBJ TIL in 1992 a Canadian lady by the name of Gisele Jubinville patented the design for a fitted sheet that wouldn't slip off the mattress in the night, and subsequently sold the rights for over a million dollars.
69vPW TIL that people with synesthesia, a neurological phenomenon where stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to involuntary experiences in a second pathway, often possess unique and vivid perceptions of the world. For example, the letter "A" might consistently appear as red.