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TIL that Scott Neeson former president of 20th Century Fox International, sold his mansion, porsche, and yacht and left the industry to establish and personally oversee Cambodian Children’s Fund as Executive Director. (in Cambodia)

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GbDE TIL a sub-generation exists called the “Oregon Trail Generation”, and consists of people born in the late ‘70s and early '80s.
j66kR TIL George Lucas not only gave his blessing to make Spaceballs, he also handed the movie over to his effects company, Industrial Light and Magic, to provide the space effects and postproduction.
Yp1KB TIL that despite popular belief, John D. Rockefeller was not a self-made man. He was born into a modestly propertied family, received a $1,000 loan from his father for his first business (around $30,000 today), and profited immensely off the federal government (i.e. taxpayers) during the Civil War.
Mpa0 TIL The night before the Olympic final, Michael Jordan apparently spent the night drinking and gambling all night, then he went on a long day of press appearances, plus 18 holes of golf in Barcelona, before he went on to lead Team USA in a gold-medal winning victory over Croatia.
6m1Z TIL that the same guy who painted “A Friend in Need” (aka “Dogs Playing Poker”) also invented the carnival cutouts (where you stick your face in for a picture).