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TIL middle class workers are looked down on for golfing

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v1ExR TIL Mark Zuckerberg has an AI assistant name Jarvis who is voiced by Morgan Freeman.
rNBk4 TIL that there are 2 Aldi's : Aldi Nord and Aldi Süd. The company was started by 2 brothers in 1946 but it was split in 1960 over a dispute about whether they should sell cigarettes.
AVKw TIL that in North Korea, since every political candidate is chosen by the ruling party, there is only one name on a ballot. A voter may cross off the candidate’s name to vote against him, but must do so with a red pen next to the ballot box in sight of electoral officials.
gY6D TIL : Debeers created the biggest diamond scam in history, by inventing the diamond engagement ring and implementing them into movies to trick the working/middle class into investing in them.
woVXW TIL that the old cartoon character Simon Bar Sinister's name is a double pun: "Bar" in ancient Hebrew names means "son of," and a "bar sinister" in heraldry is used to denote a bastard.