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TIL that 70% of wealthy families lose their wealth by the second generation, and 90% by the third

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wLVyJ TIL that in 1996 a bill was passed to protect food vendors from liability for giving unused food to the needy instead of throwing it away for liability reasons.
oRBv8 TIL in the 1990s, the New Jersey Nets asked the NBA to change their name to the Swamp Dragons. The league spent $500,000 to protect the name. The NBA owners voted 26-1 to approve the change. The Nets were the lone no vote, who changed their mind, infuriating then commissioner David Stern.
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