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TIL Norway’s rainy day fund is approaching $1 trillion, or about $700,000 for a family of 4, thanks to prudent investment of oil revenue, directed by an “ethical council”.

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5RwR TIL that Saving Private Ryan was so realistic that it triggered PTSD in WW2 veterans
QNJLM TIL The infamous sound German JU-87 dive bombers made while in a dive is due to a siren installed on the plane, and not just the sound of the plane diving on a bomb run.
NKw1 TIL one of the animators from Robot Chicken and PES uses a modified Nintendo Power Glove to help him animate. Its sooo ‘bad’ that it even has a fist bump sound effect for when he has to meet with the director.
RjLl TIL that Swaziland is the only country which is currently an absolute Monarchy. Their king, Mswati III has 15 wives and 30 children.
nWGeb TIL of Mariya Oktyabrskaya. When her soldier husband was killed in 1941, she sold her possessions, bought a T34 tank nicknamed The Fighting Girlfriend and relentlessly fought Nazis. When the vehicle took a hit, and despite orders, Maria jumped out of the tank to fix it under enemy fire.