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TIL that John Walton was the 4th richest person in the US when he died in a plane crash. The plane was an inexpensive home-built that he improperly fixed himself.

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b6vMp TIL: Kleenex was invented as a cotton substitute for use by doctors during WWI
mGAo TIL George Soros used a loophole to defer paying taxes and instead reinvest his money. Following this rule, after 40 years a Hedge Fund manager could amass $15.9B as opposed to $2.4B (amount if taxes were paid when the money was earned).
NXL8e TIL Levi Hutchins created America's first mechanical alarm clock in 1787 because he wanted to get up at 4am every day. So his device was only set to that desired time and it was another 60 years before Antoine Redier made one that was able to be adjusted to a time other than 4am.
W7yEo TIL: that the average American, based on averages from all states, will pay an estimated $130,461 over their lifetime in interest fees.
LQbjm TIL: When asked to sit in the White section of a segregated Southern conference, Eleanor Roosevelt refused to comply and moved her chair right between the White and Black seating sections and sat there for the rest of the conference.