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TIL that Bill Gates is richer than 140 nations

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OjOe TIL the rotary engine was so superior that Mazda built the first and only Japanese car to win at 24 hours at Le Mans. The engine was subsequently banned by the racing organization that ran Le Mans.
mxYWx TIL Dry powder fire extinguishers can cause diarrhea when the powder comes in contact with your skin
KVk6 TIL that to unintentionally mimic the accent of someone they are talking to, if they have a different accent, is a normal human trait. Psychologists believe it comes from an inbuilt urge to empathise and affiliate with the person you are talking to.
VMdeB TIL about Judge Dread, the first white man who had a reggae hit in Jamaica. Only Bob Marley sold more reggae music in the UK during the 70s. Before he worked as a wrestler "The Masked Executioner", a dept collector and security guy for the Rolling Stones. He died walking off the stage in 1998.
W7vvX TIL about the Hanoi incident where a man lived after his hand was inside a particle accelerator while it was on. This incident sparked international attention to the dangers of using foreign translated instructions in experiments involving radiation.