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TIL: Benjamin Franklin was the originator of raising taxes to pay for lower income families to do public service for a wage. City sweepers were the original public service job of the 1700s.

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5VDJ8 TIL that in 1927 heavyweight boxing champion Gene Tunney received a check for $1,000,000 for his second fight vs. Jack Dempsey, making him the first athlete in history to be paid $1,000,000 in a single year, or for a single sporting event.
kJAg TIL that Google’s ‘Most Badass Engineer’ Jeff Dean has a list of facts made up by employees smiliar to that of the 'Chuck Norris Facts’ due to his legendary status in the company
YpnAP TIL ‎Mr. Rogers made Friday the 13th l‎ess scary for children by naming the puppet who ruled the Neighborhood of Make Believe "King Friday XIII (13th)" --- and regardless of the month or frequency, every Friday the 13th was celebrated as King Friday’s birthday (see video starting at 0:45)
BgV8L TIL that Geert Wilders, who recently received the most votes in the Dutch election, was once deemed too dangerous to enter the United Kingdon
yQ9Mv TIL that One Piece, a Japanese comic book, is the best selling comic book series made by a single author