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TIL The founder of IKEA is the 5th richest person alive, with a net worth of $53 billion.

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Qmne TIL that in Raiders of the Lost Ark, they limited the onscreen blood from gun shots during the truck chase by using fine red dust instead of liquid fake blood. Unfortunately, the only red dust available for the squibs was Cayenne Pepper, which caused a lot of suffering for the stunt crew.
l77w7 TIL that though the roots of Traditional Chinese Medicine go back thousands of years, the modern push for it in China only began in 1950.
nmK9 TIL that before the English speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhread” which is Old English for red-yellow.
mxXkE TIL metal detectorists searching on a farmer's property for a legendary $23 million treasure hoard were only allowed to look for 10-15 hours one day a year after harvest. It took them 30 years to find it.
ADVRo TIL bananas would not be nearly as available to most of the world if banana-pickers were paid a livable wage.