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TIL: 6 companies control 90 percent of what we read, watch and listen to.

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5V7wn TIL that the $1.50 hot dog combo from Costco is NOT a loss leader. Costco was able to lower costs by manufacturing its own hot dogs and cutting condiment options. The CEO claims that Costco does not engage in loss leaders.
Y7LLZ TIL that J Bruce Ismay spent the rest of his life after The Titanic, in raising money for sailors, donating over a million pounds in today’s terms of his own money.
GYLxJ TIL the guard of the tomb of the unknown solider does not wear any rank insignias so as to not outrank any of the "unknown" soldiers.
EgG8W TIL that in order to repay its debt to the IMF, South Korea began a gold collecting campaign in 1998. The three month campaign saw 3.5 million citizens donate 227 tons of gold, worth about $2.13 billion
VBADQ TIL Gaetan Dugas, supposed "Patient Zero" of the US AIDS epidemic, wasn't that, according to a 2016 genetic study. The "0" was originally letter "O" for "Out of California" in a 1984 study, and because he was more helpful in naming partners, there was likely also "ascertainment bias" in blaming him.