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TIL Hugh Hefner’s father, a public accountant, turned him down when he needed money to start Playboy as he did not think the magazine was a good business investment. However, as he was about to leave, his mother took him aside and gave him a $1000 cheque from her savings to help his venture

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dDEJB TIL that saving $2k a year from age 19-26 would leave you with more money at 65 than if you invested the same amount from 27-65. At 10% a year average returns, the person who saved for seven years would have over $1M, while the person who saved for almost 40 years would have about $800k.
45kw TIL a United Airlines passenger fell asleep on a flight and woke up locked in an empty plane. She was discovered by a maintenance crew after 4 hours! At which point she was detained and questioned.
R5NoQ TIL about Capitol Hill's mystery soda machine. Operating from around the early 1990s to 2018, this machine would dispense rare discontinued beverages. Supposedly the nearby businesses had no idea who was restocking the machine. After the machine disappeared a note was left saying "Went for a walk".
16WKX TIL that sloths only poop once a week and when they do, it can weigh up to a third of their body weight.
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