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TIL one of the biggest bank heists in history took place in Beirut where ~$2 billion was stolen

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rRyVo TIL that ZONE-tan, the mascot of ZONE-SAMA, was voiced by a Filipina named Cassandra Ford (who is also one of the founders of a band called The Vincent Black Shadow)
ADnxg TIL Ben Feldman was one of the most successful salespeople in history. During his career, he sold a total of $1.8B in life insurance. With a world record for the most products sold in a single day - $20M! - his yearly commissions were equal to those of entire sales forces.
rREWw TIL that Buzz Aldrin's first words on the moon were "Beautiful view. Magnificent desolation."
kOdGd TIL that when American soldiers came to the house of Richard Strauss in 1945, the famous German composer identified himself: "I am Richard Strauss, the composer of Rosenkavalier and Salome." One of the soldiers was a musician, and placed a sign at the home so others would not bother him.
awOdb TIL there is an ethnic group called the Karen people or Karens. About 7 million of them live in Myanmar, and about 8500 in Minnesota.