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TIL Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling was the first billionaire to fall off the Forbes billionaire list because of charitable giving: "You have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently."

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xVr5g TIL that the Japanese sales flyer for Pac-Mania turned PAC into a backronym (retroactive acronym) for 'Peek Aboo Call me back me back and nuisance back'
Q7R9 TIL Bill Gaines of MAD Magazine send the whole staff to Haiti to thank their ONE Haitian subscriber.
E1Vgo TIL that during World War 2, 18 American shipyards produced 2,710 Liberty ships (a type of cargo ship), a rate of 3 ships every 2 days. Each ship took an average of just 42 days to complete.
Br1oW TIL that the Declaration of Independence states that it is the duty & right of people to overthrow a government/leadership that acts against the common interests of the people or/and threatens the safety of the people.