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TIL Every 4th of July The Philadelphia Liberty Bell is tapped (not rung) 13 times to honor the 13 colonies

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KORZ4 Til that an average American spends 700 dollars on gifts and holiday goodies, which totals upto 400 billion dollars each year
j6r7a TIL: Luxury Birkin handbags, have the best returns as investment vehicles as of 2019 appreciating at 13.4%. This is compared to luxury watches (1.8%), Art (5.2%), and cars (-6.7%). 12,000 Birkin handbags are made a year and prices go to 6 figures.
gMxDL TIL Einstein was candid to his wife Elsa about his extramarital affairs. In a letter to his wife, Einstein said women were chasing him, showering him with unwanted attention
m10mY TIL, In Nazi Germany Art/Artists categorized as Un-German, Communist or Jewish were labeled as "Degenerate Art". Persons labeled were subjected to fine, dismissal or maybe not have permission to produce art.
yowJ TIL there is a restaurant in Las Vegas that has a four story high wine tower inspired by Mission Impossible and the waiters fly around it suspended by wires