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TIL that, adjusted for inflation, younger Americans own $1.23 for every $1 of wealth owned by Gen X at the same age. They also own $1.35 for every $1 of wealth owned by Baby Boomers at the same age.

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R70vQ TIL that in 2012, a Mormon sect in Arizona responded to a former member who spoke out against their leader by placing at his home a kitten that was buried alive in concrete up to the neck inside a metal tube. The kitten was rescued but died a few days later
kkWW TIL The bible says its required to cancel all debts after 7 years.
eQGk TIL a man was so pissed that his girlfriend dumped him that he bought a $600 car, registered it in her name, and parked it at O'Hare airport and left it there until it had more than $10,000 in parking fees.
VKJ0 TIL in Orlando Florida, heavily-armed SWAT teams raided nine barbershops and arrested 34 people for barbering without a license
eJ75 TIL the line from The Martian, “I’m going to have to science the shit out of this” isn’t translatable into several other languages. In the French translation: “I’ll have to shit out a lot of science to get out of this.” In Russian, “Only science can pull me out of this shit”.