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TIL of Sheldon Yellen, the CEO of Belfor Holdings, Inc. He writes 9,200 employee birthday cards a year and explains the value of gratitude.

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yQ1LV TIL The owner of a $169 Million condo in NYC in Billionaire's Row has never stepped foot in the building, considers it an investment. The super slim skyscrapers that make up Billionaire's Row sit empty most of the time as many of the owners of the units have 7 or 8 other houses they rotate living in
rRGO4 TIL the "Nigerian Prince scam" dates as far back as the 18th century. Using Nigeria for the scam only started around the '80 in Germany. The reason Nigeria is used is to te repel all but the most gullible people. Funfact: Nigerian scammers call their marks "Maga(s)"
aBOA TIL Adrian Schoolcraft, and NYPD officer, was arrested, involuntarily committed to a psychiatric facility, and fired in 2006 for exposing corruption in NYPD
KGaG TIL mathematician Zachary Harris hacked into Google’s email system and sent a e-mail phishing attack to Larry Page from Sergey Brin’s e-mail account. All because he noticed a flaw in an e-mail sent from Google offering him a job and thought it was a test. It wasn’t.
Yp7jW TIL serial killer Ed Kemper requested "death by torture" as punishment for his crimes at his trial.