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TIL The Author of Rich Dad, Poor Dad filed for bankruptcy.

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gMr04 TIL that the daughter of retired porn star Asia Carrera is a child prodigy, and enrolled in college at age 11.
16Vj7 TIL that the “dog stinkhorn” is a fungus named for its resemblance to a dog’s penis. Its tip is covered in a spore-bearing paste that smells like cat feces and is attractive to flies, ants and other insects.
GY1WJ TIL Ed Sheeran’s childhood friend was struggling financially and asked him to put one of her songs on his then-nearly completed album “X”. Instead they wrote “Thinking Out Loud” together which was released as a single and hit #1. She’ll never have to worry about money again.
R7Qal TIL of Joan Quiqley, an astrologer and secret "advisor" to the Reagan White House. "Virtually every move" the Reagans made was cleared through her to "make certain that the planets were in a favorable alignment."
BZWb TIL the Disney exec responsible for John Carter stepped down from his job after the movie studio took a 200 million dollar loss