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TIL that in 1935 when Roosevelt raised the top tax rate to 79% for those making over $5 million it only applied to one person in the United States: John D. Rockefeller

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X0kej TIL obstetric forceps saved more lives than any other [medical] instrument
GYXLG TIL there was concern that red headed people with blue eyes were going extinct because only around 17% of people have blue eyes, and 1-2% have red hair -- the odds of having both traits is around 0.17%.
DQxwv TIL that refrigerated bread isn't hard due to moisture loss but crystalized starch which can be fixed by simply heating it up.
e8wL TIL that fracking results in millions of gallons of “flowback liquid” being pumped to the surface. The flowback liquid contains radioactive material, heavy metals, hydrocarbons and other toxins and is stored on site in pits, injected into underground wells or treated at an off-site facility.
grZm7 TIL less than a month before 18 year old Ty Cobb started his rookie season with the Detroit Tigers, his father was shot and killed on the porch of their home. The killer was Cobb’s mother. She claimed she thought he was an intruder. She was charged with murder but later acquitted.