Post * oNPW — Curious Curator

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TIL Mark Zuckerburg, Bill Gates, and Warren Buffet signed a promise they called the “Giving Pledge”, in which they promised to donate to charity at least half of their wealth over the course of time.

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GADEE TIL that Billy Joel doesn't sell front row seats to ensure that true fans are front and center. He randomly gives those seats away to cheap seat ticket holders so that the front row is not only filled with wealthy individuals.

JrZk TIL that the word “Nonchalant” has no opposite. There’s no “chalant,” just “nonchalant.” Only the negative form of the word has found a home in English.

780yb TIL there were no casualties in the 2022 Cyprus earthquake besides 1,600 chickens that died in a stampede caused by their panic

W7ZwL TIL The US Army considered creating the rank of Field Marshall during World War 2, but it was blocked by GEN George C. Marshall, because he didn't want to be called "Marshall Marshall."

WZ0A TIL the term ‘second’ is in reference to the second division of 60 of an hour. The first 1/60th are called minutes and the second 1/60th are called seconds, hence the name 'seconds’.