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TIL that Bill Gates is richer than 140 nations

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5dmr TIL “Goblet of Fire” is much longer than the first three books because JK Rowling unintentionally created a giant plot hole and had to spend the rest of the book trying to fix it
4Xy1J TIL that there was a "Human Zoo" exhibit at the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair where the Ministry of Colonies built a Congolese exhibit to demonstrate their claim to have "civilized" the "primitive Africans."
epBjL TIL: In 2017, a Japanese politician had to apologize publicly for claiming that a serial killer was motivated by his obsession with anime ("When They Cry" and "School Days") for his 9 murders. While the killer was a fan of anime, no other evidence supported the theory and fans were outraged.
4nk6 TIL American Airlines declared bankruptcy in 2011, holding $4 Billion in cash.
b64Wj TIL: That time and time again without punishment, Starbucks has been using slave labor to their advantage, even incorporating child slave labor numerous times