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8Y6V TIL that Denmark’s current Queen illustrated the Danish edition of The Lord of the Rings.
9YbMM TIL The origin of "cash is king" is not clear. It was used in 1988, after the global stock market crash in 1987, by Pehr G. Gyllenhammar, who at the time was Chief Executive Officer of Swedish car group Volvo. It was widely used during the global financial crisis, which started in the fall of 2008
LO50 TIL there is a gospel according to Judas, in which he is shown as Jesus’ best friend and asked by Jesus himself to betray his identity to fulfill the prophecy
mXpo TIL in 1978 the core structure of the 59 story Citigroup Center in New York City was quietly reinforced after it was determined the skyscraper would fall over in high winds
1aWJr Summit, a supercomputer built in the United States for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, is taking the lead from China for the title of world’s speediest computer.