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TIL Anderson Cooper is heir to the Vanderbilt Family

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rNrew TIL about John Francis Peggoty a chimney sweep from Limerick, Ireland who was the size of a 7yo and became a bushranger (outlaw) who is reported to have ridden an ostrich whilst holding up travellers.
N7B0E TIL that Richard Branson of Virgin Airlines has spent less than 1/10th of the $3 billion that he pledged to commit to fighting global change in 2006.
Je1k TIL that according to Carrie Fisher, the golden bikini in Princess Leia’s slave costume was hard plastic that didn’t move with her body, so the other actors got an eyeful. She quipped “if you stood behind me you could see straight to Florida. You’ll have to ask Boba Fett about that.”
yQrPX TIL A Nintendo Attorney called John Kirby is the only man on earth allowed to name his sailboat Donkey Kong after winning a case against Universal over whether Donkey Kong was infringing copyright with King Kong. This case is considered to have saved Nintento during its growth in America.
Z6lD TIL: The BBC openly admits to unequally paying women more than men for the same hours worked