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TIL Research shows that parents' education level has a significant impact on their children's success

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LkO8Z TIL Ulysses S. Grant's autobiography was sold by 10,000 agents, many of whom were former Union soldiers who canvassed the northern states while wearing their old uniforms. It was a method devised by Mark Twain, the publisher. It made a fortune for Grant's widow, who received a 75% royalty.
0wpV1 TIL in 2008, the Netherlands voted "Swaffelen" as their word of the year. It means to repeatedly smack one's (usually either flaccid or semi-erect) penis against someone or something.
6EleZ TIL The phrase "the customer is always right" was coined by indigent Prussian migrant who worked in the hotel industry, invented room service, became a multi-millionaire, bought an island and built a castle for his beloved wife. Wife died before completion, and he never set foot on the island again
DQa9D TIL the Longest Helicopter Flight was 2,213 Miles and 15 Hours 18 Minutes Long by Bob Ferry in 1966. He Flew Non-stop from Culvert City, California to Daytona Beach, Florida in a Hughes OH-6A Cayuse.
nLRG TIL of Ken Allen (1971–2000), an orangutan at the San Diego Zoo. Not only did he escape 3 times, his peers began following his example & escaped too. He outwitted zookeepers even when they posed as visitors. During his escapes, Ken would “peacefully stroll around the zoo looking at other animals.”