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TIL If a person would had invested $5k in Amazon.com 15 yrs ago (1997) today it would be valued at more than $8mil.

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jNkDQ TIL In 1972, hours after George Wallace was shot in an assassination attempt, Nixon rushed E. Howard Hunt to the shooter's apartment to plant campaign literature for Democrat George McGovern, hoping to sway McGovern supporters to Nixon. Hunt called it off after FBI sealed off the apartment.
OGV9e TIL Fender Guitars did a study and found that 90% of new guitar players abandon playing within 1 year. The 10% that don't quit spend an average of $10,000 on hardware over their lifetime, buying 5-7 guitars and multiple amps.
d84V7 TIL that a man born blind became an infamous phone hacker by using his heightened hearing to listen to normally inaudible sound signals and imitate operators' voices with uncanny accuracy.
xglb TIL that baseball player Gaylord Perry’s manager once remarked that “They’ll put a man on the moon before he hits a home run.”. On July 20, 1969, just an hour after the Apollo 11 spacecraft carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, Perry hit the first home run of his career
DQd9D TIL: The chemical compound Geosmin is not only the source for beets earthy taste but also the distinct smell after it rains.