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TIL of Sarah Rector who in 1913 at age 10 was known as “Richest Colored Girl in the world”. After being given a land grant that unknowingly produced 2,500 barrels of oil a day. Soon she received a daily revenue of $300 (approx $2.6 million annually today) and marriage offers worldwide at age 12

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mx6Mo TIL in 1997 Russia tried manually docking a supply vessel to the Mir space station using only a handheld laser range finder, stopwatch, and remote control joysticks. It went badly, but visiting NASA astronaut Michael Foale managed to save Mir by MacGyvering sailing technique with physics knowledge.
wdv7 TIL that there is an opposite of ambidextrous called ambisinister, which means you suck equally with both hands.
AdAw TIL that in the 1300s, some fellows from Modena stole a bucket from Bologna (both in Italy), resulting in a great deal of humiliation for the Bolognese. They declared war, had a battle with around 2,000 casualties (split between both sides), and failed to reclaim the bucket.
NxkM TIL ESPN used to show Magic: The Gathering tournaments.
8adJ8 TIL that MaryKay does not give anyone a pink Cadillac. Those that meet the sales targets receive a 24 month lease and each month, depending on sales, either owe the full lease payment, a portion of it, or nothing