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TIL there are 210 more billionaires than there was three years ago

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6Ly8 TIL that the founder of the modern frozen food industry, Clarence Birdseye, was inspired when ice fishing in Labrador, Canada, in -40°C weather. He discovered that the fish he caught froze almost instantly and tasted fresh afterwards unlike the slowly frozen seafood sold in New York.
jrAv TIL There are 2270 children serving life without parole in US, in the rest of the world combined the number is 12.
wo6oo TIL that the Six Flags theme parks are named after the six flags that flew over Texas including the confederate flag, the American flag, the Spanish flag, the Mexican flag, the French flag, and the Republic of Texas flag.
Wko7B TIL: Magic Johnson retired before the 1991-1992 NBA Season after announcing he was HIV+, but fans voted him into the 1992 All-Star Game anyway, for which he returned and won MVP.
JYpaQ TIL that the French King, Lois XIV owned a collection of 413 beds in several places all over France, so that he could sleep in his own bed, no matter where he traveled.