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TIL that J. Paul Getty, with a net worth of 1.2billion in the 50s, scolded his wife for spending money freely on the treatment of their six-year-old son after he went blind from a brain tumour. When his son died six years later, Getty didn't attend the funeral.

GAoY4 TIL that Mary Celeste, the infamous ghost ship, was later sunk by its new owner in an insurance fraud attempt.
0wDGL TIL Eminem broke the "Fastest rap in a #1 single" world record three times in a row - after having set the record with 6.46 words per second in "Rap God", he then broke it in "Majesty" at 6.5 wps and later broke it once again by rapping at 7.5 wps in "Godzilla".
pY05Q TIL the Boeing 737 started as the company's smallest passenger jet. It was gradually lengthened to the 737-900ER, which at 137 feet is almost the length of the original Boeing 707, flies the same distance, and carries more passengers.
8e6pa TIL: A dude bought flight insurance in 1955 at an airport where his mother was literally about to take off. Apparently, they used to sell it AT the airport and from a vending machine no less. He had planted explosives in her suitcase and killed all 44 people on board to collect the insurance.
xVYV5 TIL The Code of Hammurabi, bestowed total jurisdiction over brewing and beer to women, indicated by the word “she” used to describe every tavern owner. Sumerian women didn’t have many opportunities to earn a living, but they were responsible for brewing beer and allowed to open their own taverns.