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TIL Andrew Carnegie, then the richest man in the world, donated over $56 million to fund the construction of over 4,000 libraries, to further democracy

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5Y0jQ TIL Stanford researchers offered kids 1 marshmallow now OR 2 if they waited 15 mins. Only 1/3 of kids waited—later in life, they had: higher SAT scores, healthier relationships, better job performance, and fewer chronic diseases
KY04a TIL that in 1973, the first mobile phone call was made by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper in New York City. Cooper made the call on a prototype mobile phone, nicknamed the "brick," to his rival at Bell Labs, announcing, "I'm ringing you just to see if my call sounds good at your end."
J1myV TIL Tony Dalton (Lalo on Better Call Saul) hosted a Jackass-esque Mexican reality show in the early 2000s, which was cancelled when a 19-year-old contestant died of alcohol poisoning after being made to drink 40 shots of tequila.
ZAk4 TIL that a 4 second awkward-silence pause in conversation creates feelings of rejection in the brain.
D1odD TIL Chinese leader Sun Yun-suan was credited for overseeing the transformation of Taiwan from being a mainly agricultural economy to an export powerhouse. Sun was also sent to Nigeria and he increased Nigeria's power supply by 88%