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TIL that chance plays a bigger part in whether you are successful and rich rather than talent or intelligence.

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nWvwP TIL Bob Norris, the first Marlboro Man, was discovered after being seen in a photo with John Wayne. While Norris was the Marlboro Man for 12 years, he never smoked. He also told his kids not to smoke. After they asked why he was doing cigarette ads, he quit his job as the Marlboro Man the next day.
XElWR TIL that statistically speaking, you are most likely to die within one month of your birthday. This is known as the "Birthday effect."
oRGRE TIL in 1994, shopping channel QVC attempted a $9.6 billion forceful takeover of Paramount Communications while the latter was attempting to be purchased by Viacom (for $7.2 billion). The Delaware Supreme Court even forced the bid to be accepted by Paramount until Viacom could raise more money.
4nmg TIL that a trivia book author included a fake entry that said ‘Philip’ was the first name of TV detective 'Columbo,’ who has no first name. When Trivial Pursuit included 'Philip Columbo’ as an answer, the author sued for $300 million, saying they had stolen their trivia from his books.
4rJ TIL John Wayne, in a 1971 interview with Playboy, said: “I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of responsibility. I don’t feel guilty about the fact that five or ten generations ago these people were slaves”