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TIL that 21% of the Forbes 400 list (of richest people) inherited all of their wealth, while 40% had inheritances in the millions. Also, 17% have family members also on the list

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nW5VP TIL The Bar Tab of a 1787 Farewell Party for George Washington Indicates That the Founding Fathers Drank 54 Bottles of Madeira, 60 of Claret, 8 of Whiskey, 22 of Porter, 8 of Cider, 12 of Beer--But There Were Only 55 Attendees
p8JrN TIL that in the film Candyman, Tony Todd negotiated a fee of $1000 for each time he was stung during the bee scene. He walked away with $23000.
yOYa TIL In 1960, runner Harry Jerome broke the world record for 100 metre sprint, but it wasn’t counted because Canadian officials didn’t believe a Canadian could run that fast.
lGjA TIL the “Streisand Effect” is a phenomenon named after Barbra Streisand where attempting to censor or remove information has the unintended consequence of publishing that information more widely
eKx4 TIL When a mission-specific capture bar failed to capture a Satellite in outer space, Nasa Astronauts caught and roped in a 4.5 ton communications satellite with their bare hands.