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TIL The Top 25 Hedge Fund Managers Make Four Times As Much As The Top 500 CEOs COMBINED

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5YdBB TIL shepherds in Gascony, France traditionally wore stilts called tchangues (“big legs”) that allowed them to walk rapidly on marshy ground.
Y7noG TIL that herbs are the fresh part of the plant while spice is the dried root, stalk, seed or fruit of the plant and is almost always dried not fresh.
l7P57 TIL a North Korean cargo vessel was attacked by Somali pirates, and a USA Naval Vessel came to North Korea’s rescue for a joint US + North Korean victory.
e0WBD TIL that Hawaii's statehood was delayed for several decades because of consistent opposition by the "Solid South" (southern states) who refused to tolerate non-white Congressmen
loddK TIL there are two "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" signs; the famous one on the strip, and a smaller one on the outskirts of Vegas. There used to be three, but it was knocked over by a drunk driver.