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TIL that when company CEOs like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg took only $1 in yearly salary, it wasn't necessarily an altruistic move, but rather it is more tax-efficient (for example 35% vs. 15%) to receive compensation in ways that are taxed as "capital gains".

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8DkZ TIL wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tubemen, marketed as “Air Rangers” or “Scary Dancers”, are very effective scarecrows when used to protect vineyards and orchards.
PYjwJ TIL the famous B-17 Flying Fortress, The Memphis Belle, was the second heavy bomber in the Eighth Air Force to complete 25 combat missions in the European Theatre. In those missions, she flew 148 hours, dropped more than 60 tons of bombs & had every major part of the plane replaced at least once
5YKx9 TIL that the US Women's National Team lost 5-2 against a Dallas boys squad made up of kids under 15
nym9 TIL That there is a version of Monopoly called Ghettopoly where you can build crack houses with your hoes.
a87rL TIL Soren Kierkegaard's first publish work was a panned review of Hans Christian Andersen. It ignited a life-long feud between the two Danes. Andersen responded by caricaturing the existentialist in "The Galoshes of Fortune," where Kierkegaard is portrayed as an annoying parrot who makes no sense.