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TIL only 16% of millionaires inherited their fortune. 47% made it through business, and 23% got it through paid work.

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l7LD1 TIL Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great’s harem housed over 5,000 women, from concubines to queens, each chosen for beauty, wit, or politics. Marrying Hindu princesses for alliances, Akbar turned his harem into a melting pot of power, where women influenced court politics and cultural fusion thrived.
M15V TIL In the late 19th century in Great Britain, attempted suicide was deemed to be equivalent to attempted murder and could be punished by hanging.
1Z1W TIL In 1951 a poor woman named Henrietta Lacks donated her cells to science without knowing it. Her cells would be the first “immortal cells” that could be kept alive for medical use. They’ve been used for everything from creating the polio vaccine to cloning.
XEnwD TIL that the core of the sun has a energy density comparable to the heat produced by a compost pile
6E4xX TIL That "Piss Shivers", or shivering after you pee, has official terminology; post-micturition convulsion syndrome or PMCS and is more common among men.