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TIL despite earning millions as an actor, Mickey Rooney declared bankruptcy several times, having gambled away his fortune. Towards the end of his life, he entrusted his finances to his stepson, who funneled Rooney's earnings to pay for his own lavish lifestyle. He died with an estate of $18,000.

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OGEPa TIL humans have a faint glow that’s visible to certain cameras. Humans emit a very low level of light due to metabolic processes, but it’s about 1,000 times weaker than what the human eye can detect.
l7oYV TIL the elephant clock was invented by a 13th century guy called Ismail al Jazzari. This invention was a weight powered water clock in the form of an asian elephant. An elephant driver automaton striked the cymbal and a mechanical bird chirped at a specific time.
v1aP7 TIL A businessman named Moti Shniberg actually tried to trademark the term "September 11, 2001." And he wasted no time doing so — Shniberg filed his application on that very day, as the Twin Towers and Pentagon were still smoldering.
XEej TIL In 1998 a Japanese reality show locked a naked man in an apartment until he won one million yen worth of prizes through mail-in magazine contests. He was there for over a year.
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