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TIL that in 1979, the Yale class of ‘54 decided to do an investment experiment. They put together $375,000 to be invested in the riskiest fashion possible, which would then be donated to Yale. In 2004, they presented the university with… $90 million.

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xMWo TIL that in 1970, there were half as many people in the world as there are now.
ZZBQ TIL Blue-eyed people tend to have a higher alcohol tolerance and are therefore more likely to be drunks.
ne1Gb TIL gorillas only have type B blood.
4jwo TIL When Alexander the Great was invading India he learnt of a Brahmin who lived in the woods. He visited him and the Brahmin replied, “You will soon be dead, and then you will own just as much of this earth as will suffice to bury you”. Alexander approved of this sentiment and left him in peace.
8arWb TIL in North Carolina there is a small sign marking the location where a B-52 broke apart midair in 1961, dropping two nuclear weapons below. One was set to ARM.