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TIL that Warren Buffert is the #1 stock holder of CocaCola and is also the owner of world leading diabetic drugs.

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xMk5 TIL, Jimmy Doyle, a boxer who died shortly after a fight with Sugar Ray Robinson, took the fight to buy his mum a house. Robinson, kindly gave all the money from his next 4 fights to Doyle’s Mum, to buy that house. She spent the money on drugs and legal terms to try and sue Robinson for more money.
v1rM8 TIL about Pickles the Dog who found the FIFA World Cup in a bush after it had been stolen prior to the 1966 tournament. Pickles became famous - he earned a medal, opened a zoo and even appeared in a film
EgKad TIL That a German-born cartoonist created a comic strip where Mickey Mouse was sent to a concentration camp, while incarcerated in that camp.
R7eV7 TIL The Simpsons producer's contract allows them to write the show without interference from Fox. This allows them to make fun of the network.
MwOB TIL that with 4 kings, 31 presidents, 6 princes, 22 prime ministers, and 47 ministers of foreign affairs as attendees, the state funeral of Yugoslav president Tito is regarded as the largest in history.