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TIL That pencils were painted yellow to appeal to the Asian market. Yellow represented health and prosperity.

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Bwmd TIL Milton Hershey being unable to have children founded the Milton Hershey School for orphans in 1909. He donated 30% of all future Hershey profits. It now has 7 billion in assets, and continues to serve orphans in financial need. Milton also prohibited it’s use in any advertising.
GYpOQ TIL that Hridayeshwar Singh Bhati (born 3 September 2002) is an Indian student who, at the age of 9 and with his father's assistance, invented a six-player variant of chess. He earned a patent for his invention in 2012, making him the youngest patent-holder in India at that time.
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