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TIL that Bill Gates is richer than 140 nations

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R7p74 TIL Nowadays, it’s rare to be served really hot mustard in restaurants, and mustard in jars and packets is rarely very spicy. The sinus-burning condiment once served at Chinese restaurants was just brown mustard seeds ground to a powder and mixed with a little water just before serving
Qx6k TIL in 2001 a Columbine-style attack on a San Jose, CA community college was averted because a photo lab employee called the police when she was processing photos of the student posing with guns and homemade bombs. The police were waiting for him when he returned for his photos
wvG1 TIL that depleted uranium is the less radioactive part of uranium ore from the “enrichment” purification process rather than “used-up” nuclear fuel. It is used in munitions because of its density, self-sharpening and incendiary properties.
M5mB TIL In the 1936 Presidential Election, Franklin D. Roosevelt won 523 electoral votes, while his opponent Alf Landon only won 8.
epmYg TIL that the famous "We shall fight them on the beaches" speech by Churchill wasn't recorded or broadcasted during the war, but recorded in 1949 after the war ended. The first time the public heard the speech on audio was in 1964.