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TIL of a study that showed Empathic People Get Burned Out Easily, Scientists Recommend Compassion Instead

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QBBX TIL that when Apple was buying land in NC for their data center, a couple refused to let them buy their 1 acre plot of land. Apple continued to give offers and, after the couple rejected them all, they asked them to set their own price. Apple then ended up paying $1.7 million for one acre of land.
yRke TIL, The world’s biggest ever recorded turtle was a Leatherback Turtle that washed up Harlech Beach, Wales, in 1988. It was estimated to be 100 years old, and was almost 9 foot in length weighing a tumultuous 2,016 lbs!
wKM7 TIL that Quentin Tarantino never knew his father, but his father latched on to Quentin’s fame in order to become an actor.
R7wL4 TIL 14-yr-old Aidan Jackson seated 10,500 teddy bears in a rugby stadium to honor his friend Olivia Alice Walker who died at age 15 and to raise money for a Foundation in her name. He raised more funds by doing a swim equivalent to the English Channel over 3 months; the two had met at a swim club.
d8r17 TIL that the Yakuza is the second largest criminal organization in the world (by revenue), despite Japan being ranked 11th in worldwide population.