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TIL 47% of Chinese millionaires plan to emigrate away from China, an additional 20% are not sure yet

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9YGEQ TIL the Nobel Prize winner Fritz Haber Haber-Bosch process of artificially generating ammonium nitrate was not only responsible for the entirety of the Axis powers explosive ordinance capability in WW1, but also for our present day capacity to feed a multi-billion population
P1Zrw TIL that The Guess Who (best known for the song "American Woman") was originally known as Chad Allan & The Expressions. Their record label credited their first single to "Guess Who?" in a cheap ploy to make consumers think they were a popular British Invasion band hiding their identity.
kJ01 TIL that in 2014, Nickelodeon will be releasing the sequel to the Spongebob Squarepants movie to commemorate 15 years of Spongebob.
ljNB TIL that while recording their debut album, 40oz. to Freedom, Sublime did not have permission to use the studio they were using. Their friend snuck them in. Bradley Nowell had said “…they never knew we were there. We managed to get $30,000 worth of studio time for free”.
NXZK8 TIL Richard Nixon has the biggest Presidential Landslide victory ever. He got 49 out of 50 states with 18 million more votes than his opponent.