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TIL Osama Bin Laden’s Father was once the richest non-Royal Saudi and He inherited $25-30 mill after his Father’s death.

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kOxE TIL JFK’s “year-round tan” was caused by Addison’s disease.
9wV07 TIL about the 'Sacamantecas' (Spanish for "Fat Extractor"), a bogeyman in Spanish folklore similar to the sack man, based on Manuel Blanco, Spain's first documented serial killer who abducted people to extract their body fat and make soap.
m1n0M TIL The term “Vilomah” describes a parent who has lost their child. Vilomah means “against the natural order of things.” Life has its natural order, and in that order, children are supposed to outlive their parents.
d8onK TIL in the United States, direct manufacturer auto sales are prohibited in almost every state by franchise laws requiring that new cars be sold only by dealers.
GAXD4 TIL Dobro resonator guitars; with large metallic, sound plates, are much louder. All metal-body resonator guitars inspired Paul Simon's Going to Graceland line, "The Mississippi Delta was shining like a National guitar." David Gilmour's Dobro sold for a record (no pun intended) $112,500. in 1979.