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ANxga TIL as Collector of the New York Customs House, Chester A Arthur earned more than the president by receiving a percentage of fines through the old moiety system.
5Vxj9 TIL about the island of Attu—the Westernmost point of the United States and site of the only WWII land battle on US soil
WPaX TIL the highest earning athlete of all time was a Roman charioteer named Gaius Appuleius Diocles. Adjusted, he earned approximately $15 billion in prize money alone.
jNGvE TIL of a pedophile who was arrested after setting his phone to the largest possible font and then sending text messages about molesting children. He did this while on a crowded airplane.
JLYm TIL Rowlf the Dog was the first Muppet with a regular spot on network television; his roles as Jimmy Dean’s sidekick on The Jimmy Dean Show and the host of Our Place preceded Sesame Street by six years and The Muppet Show by thirteen.