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TIL Worlds oldest billionaire is 104 years old

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78peP TIL There are more flamenco schools in Japan than Spain
Me57K TIL That the highest ranked position in the U.S Navy titled 'Admiral of the Navy' has only been awarded once in U.S history. The recipient was George Dewey, who earned it after his famous victory at Manila Bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American war.
X0brk TIL Gil Scott-Heron was the voice of "You've Been Tango'ed"
o1Y TIL That an illiterate clown was elected to Brazilian congress in 2010.
QNarX TIL Henry VIII had an illegitimate son, Henry FitzRoy. He was briefly a candidate for the English throne, and to prevent Henry VIII's marriage annulement and break from the church, the pope considered suggesting instead to allow FitzRoy to marry his own sister, Mary Tudor, and proclaimed heir