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TIL Angel investor Jason Calacanis turned a $25k initial investment in Uber into $100M

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R7dm9 TIL that in the 19th century the theory that bad smells spread disease was widely accepted, therefore the population dumped human waste and garbage into the river to minimize odor in the streets. A particularly hot summer in London, 1858 caused what became known as "The Great Stink of 1858"
OGlP7 TIL of serial killer Peter Moore, who murdered four men, and whom befriended fellow serial killer Harold Shipman while in prison.
0wWN1 TIL that when the Declaration of Independence was being drafted, Benjamin Franklin suggested that the word "sacred" be replaced with "self-evident" because he believed that the nation should be founded on reason, not faith.
ARgl TIL that following the release of The Godfather, James Caan, who played Sonny, was so closely identified with his role that he won “Italian of the Year” twice in New York, even though he isn’t Italian.
Me5VW TIL there is a quarterly magazine called Delayed Gratification that covers the news of the previous three months.