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TIL that Mongols OMC was founded by Hispanic Vietnam war veterans who weren't allowed to join the Hells Angels, which only had white members at the time.

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GLVQ TIL entrepreneur George F. Johnson pioneered 40 hour workweeks, paid industry-leading wages, sold homes to employees at a loss, built parks, pools, medical facilities, etc. and still turned a profit with his 10,000 employee company.
lQxA TIL the Hanging Gardens of Babylon likely existed in the Assyrian city of Nineveh. The Assyrian king Sennacherib had a garden matching the Babylon garden descriptions which was built after the Assyrian takeover of Babylon. Nineveh was then referred to as “New Babylon” causing the name discrepancy.
D1rGJ TIL about Michele Mouton, a former French rally driver. After finishing runner-up in the 1982 WRC, she started competing in the infamous and savage Group B, which was later banned after a string of deaths. Mouton retired as a result, and she remains the last woman to compete in top-level rallying.
OYEa TIL That according to the UN, Gaza will no longer be “livable” by 2020 unless urgent action is taken to improve water supply, power, health, and schooling. (Asked to repost with more credible link.)
9Y9OD TIL of Mayer Amschel Rothschild, a wealthy financier who provided financing to German royalty. Around 1800, he sent his five sons to five European cities (London, Vienna, Frankfurt, Naples, and Paris) to establish their own banking franchises, founding the Rothschild banking dynasty.