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TIL of Giovanni Vigliotto, a serial bigamist who married up to 105 women. He defrauded them of their money and possessions, which he acquired by convincing them that they were moving far away. He made off with their belongings in a removal van and sold them at flea markets.

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XEbRR TIL the original reason why umbrella handles are curved is to make it easier for servants to hold the umbrella at an angle to shield their employer
xll1 TIL theres a german tv show (Schlag den Raab) where you compete against the shows host in all kinds of games (everything from sports, quiz, fun stuff etc.). The price is 500000 euros for every show, if the host wins it goes into the jackpot which is at 3,5 millions right now.
yVWVp TIL that the Mr. Mister song ‘Broken Wings’ has the same lyric ‘take these broken wings, and learn to fly’ as the Beatles song ‘Black Bird’. Apparently both groups were inspired by the same poet-philosopher Kahlil Gibran
X0oWD TIL that Matsuo Basho, considered the greatest haiku poet in history, visited the city of Matsushima and wrote the following haiku: "Matsushima ah! Ah-ah, Matsushima ah! Matsushima ah!"
MZDa TIL 7 members of an isolated Indian tribe emerged from the Amazon and made contact with people in a village near the Peruvian border because “violent attacks” by outsiders had driven them from the forest. Later, details emerged that their elder relatives were massacred and their houses set on fire.