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TIL when Richard Feynman was interviewed for an article titled "The World's Smartest Man", his mother responded when she found out: “Our Richie? The world’s smartest man? God help us!"

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EkWw TIL studies show day-to-day happiness increases with income until you hit $75k per year. After that, increased income does nothing to increase happiness.
awOAL TIL a group of transport fare-dodgers in Paris created an insurance scheme where they paid small amounts into a common fund which was then used when anyone got caught and fined.
X0PEj TIL the first recorded incident of "mooning" was in 80 AD. A Roman soldier showed his buttocks to Jewish pilgrims gathered in Jerusalem for Passover. This led to riots and the deaths of ten thousand people.
Ml6m TIL the Economist derives most of its revenue from subscriptions because they anticipate advertising will “pretty much go away.” “[The Guardian employs] 964 people. That’s a very, very, very large newsroom. If they think they’re going to fund that with online advertising, I think they’re wrong.”
8aedP TIL of Tama (たま, April 29, 1999 – June 22, 2015), a female calico cat who gained fame for being a station master and operating officer at Kishi Station on the Kishigawa Line in Kinokawa, Wakayama Prefecture, Japan.