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TIL after the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the American Red Cross raised almost half a billion dollars “to help Haitians rebuild” but they can't say where the money went

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Z8K4a TIL the quote "God helps those who help themselves" originated from Aesop's Fables, and is mentioned nowhere in The Bible.
nelYY TIL Though offered a scholarship to Princeton, Ralph Nader's father forced him to decline the offer on the grounds that the family was able to pay Nader's tuition and the funds should go to a student who could not afford it. Nader graduated magna cum laude in 1955.
5VgAn TIL that the prop money made for Rush Hour 2 was so realistic some crew members attempted to spend it. The money - which, if real, would be about $1 trillion - was then confiscated and destroyed by the FBI.
rNKa1 TIL that Alexander Hamilton Jr., the 3rd son of Alexander Hamilton married an Eliza namely Eliza Knox. Alexander Hamilton Jr. (1816–1889), the 3rd son of James Alexander Hamilton who is the 4th son of Alexander Hamilton married an Angelica namely Angelica Livingston.
dnN7 TIL the sound of Krakatoa erupting was so loud that it circled the Earth FOUR times.