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TIL Charles Lindbergh was involved in the three largest “media events” to occur between WWI and WWII: his trans-Atlantic flight; his son’s kidnapping/ransom; and the Sand Cave incident.

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0woyL TIL a Princeton University undergraduate designed an atomic bomb for his term paper. When American nuclear scientists said it would work, the FBI confiscated his paper and classified it. Few months later he was contacted by French and Pakistani officials who offered to buy his design. He got an "A".
0jRR Today I learned that the inequity seen in more attractive waiters earning higher tips is not the result of male customers bestowing financial favors on attractive waitresses. Rather, the primary driver (of this dynamic) is female customers tipping attractive females more than unattractive females
PLbn TIL: The La Brea Tar Pits is a good example of a tautological place name - “The The Tar Tar Pits”. Others include; Torpenhow Hill, or Hillhillhill Hill…
O1v6 TIL Dumb people over estimate their abilities. Smart people under estimate their abilities. Dunning-Kruger.
VBGOp TIL Pablo Escobar, the infamous Colombian drug lord, invested millions in developing Medellín's impoverished neighborhoods. He funded the construction of housing complexes, parks, football stadiums, hospitals, schools, and churches, earning him a reputation among some as "Robin Hood."