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TIL George Washington was the wealthiest US President, with $525 million (adjusted for inflation). His salary was 2% of the total US budget in 1789, and he owned over 50,000 acres of land.

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OGooY TIL Edgar Whisenant, former NASA engineer, wrote a multi-million-copies-sold book about the Rapture happening in 1988. When it didn't, he wrote another one about it happening in 1989, then 1993, and finally in 1994. His predictions were unsuccessful.
B6Nr TIL that in 2002, the candidates for the election of Warsaw’s mayor were each given the same save of SimCity 3000. The map resembled Warsaw, had 32.7k citizens, and they got 60k simoleons. The competition was won by Lech Kaczynski who won the elections afterwards. He soon became President of Poland.
VpaZ TIL in Prague beer is cheaper than water
neOwY TIL that whales have inverted nipples and produce milk so fatty it has the same texture as toothpaste.
n0r9 TIL: The Amazing Randi, the magician who debunks supernatural claims has stated upon his death, “I want to be cremated, and I want my ashes blown in Uri Geller’s eyes.”.