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TIL Andrew Carnegie became one of the richest Americans in history before donating most of his wealth to charity. However, at his childhood job in the mid-1800s, he earned only $1.20 for 72 working hours. In 2023 dollars, Carnegie earned around $46 per week or 63 cents/hour.

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G4Xg TIL a man taking his first ever selfie, with a Darth Vader cut-out, had his picture taken and posted online by a mother who believed he was taking pictures of her kids. He said he thought the selfie would be a good dad joke to send to his three children, who love the Star Wars movies.
kG6W TIL In 2011 Ben & Jerry’s released a flavor named Schweddy Balls. A group called “One Million Moms” protested, saying the name was too explicit for grocery store shelves. However one mother said “We just think it’s funny, that’s all, and honestly we all really want to try it.”
l78ZB TIL that the heart of Washington DC in the mid-19th Century was a literal open sewer
ORgR TIL the inventor of automatic telephone switching was an undertaker named Almon Strowger who created it because the wife of his competitor was the town operator who directed any calls for an undertaker to her husband rather than Strowger.
YpN8Z TIL of Dean Cyril Reed, who was nicknamed the Red Elvis. In the 60s Reed was the best-selling Western performer in the Socialist countries, and often criticizer of US politics. In 1986, he was found dead under suspicious circumstances.