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TIL I learned you can make pretty significant money by reporting SEC Violations

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ZpZxB TIL in 1905, American millionaire George Kessler threw himself a birthday party at the Savoy Hotel in London that involved flooding the entire courtyard with four feet of water so his guests could dine in gondolas and a five foot birthday cake brought out to them on the back of a baby elephant.
nEKW TIL that Wikipedia banned the Church of Scientology from editing any articles!
oRAgK TIL that in 1841, when President William Henry Harrison died just 31 days into his term, it wasn’t clear if the Vice President should become President. Vice President John Tyler took matters into his own hands and arranged for a judge to administer the Oath of Office in his hotel room.
yQLlV TIL Howie Mandel voices the character Gizmo in the 1984 film, Gremlins, and its 1990 sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch
rRyNe TIL that some people do not have an internal monologue. I can’t imagine making it through a single day without having the voice in my head.