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TIL free internet pioneer NetZero still exists, making $225 million in 2013

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aG69 TIL that trickle-down economics used to be known as the “horse and sparrow” theory based on the idea that if you feed the horse enough oats, some will pass through his bowels undigested for the sparrows to eat.
X0VKX TIL On May 7th, 1952, Geoffrey W.A. Dummer first published the concept of the integrated circuit. This breakthrough allowed complex electronic circuits to be built on a single chip, becoming the foundation for modern computers, smartphones, laptops, and countless other electronic devices.
rRB4y TIL In a 2019 Gallup poll, Americans rated the honesty and ethics of different professions: Nurses (85%) at the top for the 18th year in a row, followed by Engineers (66%) and Medical Doctors (65%); and Car salespeople (9%) at the bottom, just under Members of Congress (12%) and Senators (13%).
7rDQr TIL that Frida Kahlo grew up during a revolution, and the nationalism that followed would inspire her art.
D1g5J TIL Sabrina Pasterski built a single engine airplane by the time she was 14 y/o, at 16 became the youngest person ever to fly their own plane; graduated MIT in 3 years with a 5.0 GPA and is now 24 at Harvard getting a PhD in high energy physics.