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TIL that the last president to have a net worth under a million dollars was Harry Truman in 1945

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YoEB TIL Disney decided against making Giselle from Enchanted a Disney Princess because they would have to pay for lifelong rights to Amy Adams’ image.
YAZd TIL At 11 years old Warren Buffett bought his first stock, 6 shares of Cities Service (CITGO) at $38 per share. The price fell to $27 but soon went to $40 and he sold. However the stock shot up to $202 a few years later and he later cited this experience as an early lesson in patience in investing.
dOKB TIL that Edo-era Japanese samurais considered homosexuality as honorable, and teaches them virtue unlike the love of women was causing a “feminizing effect” and was deemed a necessity.
gMPAA TIL that Eugene Shoemaker is the only man buried on the Moon. On July 31, 1999, some of his ashes were carried to the Moon by the Lunar Prospector space probe in a capsule.
D1YoD TIL about a man who is immune to Snake Venom. Tim Friede, has received 160 snake bites in 16 years. This has made his body to develop a natural immune response and generate high levels of antibodies to fight the Snake venom. He even survived the bite of Black Mamba, one of the most venomous snakes