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TIL Michael Jackson is estimated to have donated more than $500 million to charity and the Guinness Book of World Records cited him for holding the world record for the “Most Charities Supported by a Pop Star.”

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9w4Pm TIL JFK's father Joseph Kennedy made much of his fortune through insider trading. FDR later made him chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. When asked why he appointed a crook, FDR replied, "set a thief to catch a thief." Kennedy proceeded to outlaw the practices that made him rich.
Vwa4 TIL that female bedbugs don’t have vaginas and that male bedbugs have to make one with a razor-like penis to breed
ne4Db TIL when the baby falls sick, mother being so close to the baby also catches the same infection, mother’s body having a relatively mature immune system produces the antibodies against the infection which are then transferred from mother’s body to the baby through breastfeeding.
oRkOW TIL the US Army created auxiliary airfields to main bases during WWII used as a backup incase the main airfield is unavailable, unusable or overcrowded. It may also serve as an alternate landing location in case of emergencies or bad weather conditions.
bwmZ TIL that there is actually a word that rhymes with Orange, a sporange is part of a fern or plant.