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Mvla TIL Japanese people answer the phone by saying “moshi moshi” (to friends & family) because foxes cannot say it.
awwjL TIL there are individuals actively advocating against cochlear implant surgery. They consider the possibility of curing deafness a form of "ethnic" genocide as such an event would lead to the destruction of a unique population of people with a linguistic culture onto themselves.
YprXd TIL in 1924 Joan Whitney Payson, the first female to own a major league sports team without inheriting it (the New York Mets), was wedding-gifted a palatial house on 5th Ave in New York City by her great uncle which also housed 13 servants.
egL6 TIL Tesla wouldn’t speak to women who wore pearl jewelry.
e0ARL TIL only 16% of millionaires inherited their fortune. 47% made it through business, and 23% got it through paid work.