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TIL Michael Dell, founder of Dell Inc., once had a high school summer job selling newspaper subscriptions for the Houston Post. By targeting the demographics of newlyweds and recent home buyers, Dell made $18,000 in one summer, exceeding the yearly payroll of two of his teachers.

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grWN7 TIL that John Walton was the 4th richest person in the US when he died in a plane crash. The plane was an inexpensive home-built that he improperly fixed himself.
0w1PM TIL that Craigslist generates more than $1 billion annually while having only about 50 employees.
yVloM TIL that piston-engined aircraft still add lead to their fuel. In a deliberate attempt at lessening the perceived impact, high lead is called "low leaded fuel," and leaded fuel is called "very low leaded fuel" despite there being no safe upper limit for lead additives in fuel
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