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TIL If you are named in someone's will, you are not called an "heir" -- you are a beneficiary. Heirs are legally defined for when someone dies intestate (without a will). Heirs may not be beneficiaries and beneficiaries may not be heirs.

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QJRQd TIL the murderer of Adolph Coors III (heir to Coors Brewing Co) spent only 19 years in prison despite being an escapee from prison for a previous murder at the time he killed Alfred and despite maintaining his innocence. He committed suicide at age 80.
4XPnR TIL that the founder of the Mughal Empire, Babur, founded his massive empire after giving up on his original dreams: the reconquest of his tiny Ferghana homeland from Uzbek invaders. Saddened by a third defeat, Babur went to India to flee the Uzbeks, founding his empire in the process.
Zeev TIL Walt Disney often acted out all the characters and stories at production meetings and “was just as great as Chaplin”. His staff often thought that Disney could have been a great actor or comedian
0wM6R TIL: Certain ant species commit suicide to protect their territory. As stinging wasn't effective against some predators, they evolved the ability to self-sacrifice to kill one or more enemies. They wrap themselves around an opponent & explodes, releasing sticky corrosive material killing both.
OxpY TIL of the Voynich Manuscript. A 240 page book written in an unknown language in the 15th century that is comprised of illustrations of plants that don’t exist, and astronomical charts that seem alien in nature.