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Today I learned rich and notable people have a “social registry” (yellow pages for the rich )

Read more socialregisteronline.com

via reddit.com

0X4j TIL President Jimmy Carter was lowered into a nuclear reactor during a partial meltdown to disassemble the reactor. He could only stay in the reactor for seconds at a time because of radiation exposure.
dm18 TIL one transatlantic flight emits more CO2 than an entire Formula 1 racing season
Megka TIL a Texas High School Senior was Fined $637 for Cursing At School - She said "shit", when she was unable to pay the fine a warrant was issued for her arrest.
78y57 TIL about the "Birthday Effect" - the phenomenon where you are significantly more likely to die on or near your birthday than on other dates
0w8pR TIL after the Pope banned joining the Freemasons in 1738, a group of Catholics started their own secret society named 'The Order of the Pug' in which initiation involved wearing a collar, walking on all fours, pawing at the door to be let in, getting barked at and kissing a pug statue's butt.