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TIL that in 1913 $20.00 had the buying power of $481.50 today.

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o0DR TIL that billionaire Richard Branson suffered from dyslexia and was a poor academic student who only went to school until he was 16. On his last day there his headmaster told him he Would either end up in prison or become a millionaire.
OGW4 TIL In Australia, there are a group of women, who dress in gold bikinis and feed expiring parking meters
nEbb TIL that, statistically, women not taking birth control “kill” more fertilized zygotes than women taking birth control.
x6XKk TIL Hunter S Thompson used cocaine up to 11 times a day and had it with his sausage and eggs for breakfast
jLmX TIL Major Donnie Dunagan was the Marines’ youngest-ever drill instructor & served 3 tours in Vietnam, where he was wounded several times. He received the Bronze Star & the Purple Heart 3 times. For his entire Marine Corps service, he kept a secret that no one knew– he was the voice of Disney’s Bambi