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TIL Judge Judy makes $47 million a year ($900,000 per work day)

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AD0Kx TIL the 5 largest power stations in the world are all hydroelectric
rRpGe TIL that in 1978, the Supreme Court ruled that credit card companies did not have to abide by state interest rate caps. It allowed them to relocate to states without rate caps and issue credit cards across the nation with whatever rate they wanted.
gM1B8 TIL of Jim Swearingen, the man who convinced his employer at a small toy factory to take the Star Wars toy project, even after it was rejected by bigger toy companies. It turned out to be one of the most successful line of toys ever.
1XvW TIL During the casting of Kung Fu Hustle, Yuen Qiu who did not audition, was spotted, during her friend’s screen test smoking a cigarette with a sarcastic expression on her face, which won Yeun the part of The Landlady Of Pig Sty Alley.
b454 TIL after waiting more than 24 hours for treatment in an NYC psychiatric hospital, a woman collapsed, convulsed, and died in the waiting room and remained there for an hour before anyone checked on her.