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TIL kids would rather get paid less to be “professional” than work a blue collar job

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k8E7 TIL that the most prolific serial killer in medieval europe, and possibly ever, was executed by having all of his limbs broken and threaded through the spokes of a wheel. He was kept alive and conscious on the wheel for 9 days by a daily dose of a “strong drink”.
N7rmE TIL that 70% of wealthy families lose their wealth by the second generation, and 90% by the third.
jBDQ TIL: People with too high IQ can be barred from becoming a cop
8A4b TIL that LifeLock, an ID protection firm, ran a promotional in which its CEO, being so confident in the service, made his Social Security Number public. This resulted in him being the victim of identity theft 13 times, in addition to a $12 million fine for false advertising.
YNa7 TIL Rick and Morty largely only exists because Bill Cosby’s lawyers sent a cease and desist to Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon in 2005 over an internet series called ‘House of Cosbys’.