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TIL the local government of the area where "Parasite" was shot is now planning to turn the set into a "Parasite" experience tourism facility.

nLlb TIL 70% of wealthy US families lose their wealth by the second generation, and a stunning 90% by the third. “Generation Threes are usually doomed.” “It takes the average recipient of an inheritance 19 days until they buy a new car.”
gel7 TIL that farmers allow the “Tree Goats of Morocco” to climb Argan trees to eat the fruit because their poop (consisting of digested clumps of seeds) is then pressed to create the sought-after Argan oil. Argan oil is commonly found in the popular Ogx Shampoo bottle… effectively making it Shampoop.
6Eo1l TIL about Matthew (Mack) Robinson who broke the world record in the 200m at the Olympic games 1936 in Berlin just to lose against Jesse Owens who ran 0.4 seconds faster. Besides that Macks little brother made a career for himself. His name - Jackie Robinson.
bXr4 TIL in 1960, Singapore’s birth rate was 5.4, so the government introduced a policy to stop parents from having more than 2 kids. The fertility rate dropped to 1.44, below replacement rates so the government reversed its policy. The fertility rate has never restored back to replacement levels since
bGDa TIL that, according to the Department of Energy, commuter rail only has about 10% better actual fuel economy than cars, and buses are the worst at more than 20% lower given its sparse ridership.