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TIL that the bottom 50% of Americans have only grown their wealth by 65% in the past 30 years, whereas the 51st to 90th percentile grew by 137% and the top 10% grew by 240%.

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wodM TIL that before alarm clocks were invented, there was a profession called a knocker-up, which involved going from client to client and tapping on their windows (or banging on their doors) with long sticks until they were awake. It lasted into the 1920s.
bR0a TIL The oldest running company still in operation today is a hotel in Japan named Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan, which was created in 705AD.
pY68Q TIL about asteroid J002E3, which was discovered 16 years ago orbiting the earth. It turned out to be the 3rd stage of Apollo 12, which had come back to earth orbit after going around the sun for over 30 years.
YpdOB TIL the word "dunce" comes from "Dunses"- followers of John Duns Scotus, a highly respected 13th century Scottish Scholastic theologian and philosopher who was beatified by Pope John Paul II in 1993.
OoLMR TIL, People who post their fitness routine to Facebook are more likely to have psychological problems.