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TIL that of the 20 richest women in the world, 19 of them inherited their money from either their husband or father. The first self made rich woman rings in at #17.

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ekpg TIL that Aaron Paul, before starring in “Breaking Bad” with Bryan Cranston, unsuccessfully tried out for “Malcolm in the Middle” for the role of Francis Wilkerson, the eldest son of Cranston’s character, Hal Wilkerson
0jRR Today I learned that the inequity seen in more attractive waiters earning higher tips is not the result of male customers bestowing financial favors on attractive waitresses. Rather, the primary driver (of this dynamic) is female customers tipping attractive females more than unattractive females
awk00 TIL squirrels were originally placed in US cities as a way to reconnect city dwellers with nature
l555 TIL Psychologist Timothy Leary designed tests given to prisoners. After being convicted of drug crimes, he answered his tests in such a way that he was assigned to work as a gardener at a low-security prison from which he escaped
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