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TIL that Oppenheimer Funds had a rule that if parents wanted their child to work at the fund they had to pay the child's first year salary out of pocket while other partners decided if they were worth hiring.

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xp77 TIL In 2014 Californians consumed 46 billion gallons of water per day and less than 17% of that was consumed by the general public.
yQl0v TIL in 1687, the Parthenon in Athens exploded when it was hit by a Venetian mortar round in a war between Venice and the Turks. The building was being used by the Turks to store gunpowder. One account says the Turks did not expect the Venetians to target such a historic monument. 300 people died.
GvWN TIL the memory loss associated with Alzheimer’s has been successfully reversed. In a small study using a 36-point, customized therapeutic program, 9 of 10 patients showed sustained improvement
7wlX TIL seven year old Erica Pratt was kidnapped around the same time fourteen year old Elizabeth Smart was abducted. Erica escaped her kidnappers by gnawing through the duct tape binding her wrists, smashing through the basement window, and walking home.
j66XX TIL: Vitamin C was named ascorbic acid to indicate it was “anti scurvy”. (Scurvy is a life threatening disease caused by a lack of Vitamin C).