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TIL the average age women got married in the 1900's was older than in the 1960's

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eypn TIL mechanisms exist in law that can legally kill and break up corporations. The corporation is fully dissolved and assets distributed widely. No shred of the original is allowed to continue. Sometimes called the ‘corporate death penalty’, it has almost never been used.
Zoko TIL the CEO of a credit card company took a pay cut in order to raise the wages of his staff to $70,000 per year, even for the lowest-paid clerk; the average salary of the 120 person staff had been $48K per year.
Yp4EW TIL of Sybil Ludington, who rode double the length of Paul Revere at only 16 years old to alert Americans that the British were coming. She was personally thanked by George Washington for her service
Zp41o TIL "Burning Platform" means the necessity of change despite the fear of the unknown consequences. This metaphor was derived from the fatal explosion of an oil drilling platform in which one survivor had to choose to jump into a sea of burning oil rather than burn on the platform
6pdl TIL that while filming the Princess Bride, André the Giant would cover Robin Wright’s head with his hand to keep her warm. His hands were so large that one would entirely cover the top of her head.