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TIL in Greece it is common for both bridegrooms and brides to wear stefanas (tiara-like headwear)

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690DJ TIL the Japanese government gifted Dr. Yamanaka, known for his work on induced pluripotent stem cells, 160,000 yen for a washing machine after he won the Nobel Prize, as he mentioned in an interview, "I was in the middle of repairing my washing machine when I heard the news."
kOvJW TIL US has 15.3 million millionaires, i.e. 4.7% of the population
JYrnV TIL Michael Jackson liked the song “Behind the Mask” by Japanese electronic group, the Yellow Magic Orchestra, so much that he wanted to include it in Thriller. He added lyrics, melodies to make it a song about a girlfriend would often hide her emotions behind a "mask"
m1lkR TIL that benefactor of Nobel prize, Alfred Nobel was also the inventor of dynamite
9YVGp TIL that nearly every tall, skinny, awkwardly moving horror monster was played by one guy. This includes the leper from It, the titular character from Mama, the Crooked Man from the Conjuring, and even one of the white walkers from Game of Thrones