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TIL that the commonly repeated stat that "70% of lottery winners go bankrupt in 7 years" is completely false - the stat was made up by someone in a panel discussion and is completely unverifiable but has been recirculated and recited in countless articles since then.
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 12:14AM by Spicy_Burrd
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TIL bestselling author James Patterson's process typically begins with him writing an initial 50-70 page outline for a story and then encouraging his co-writers to start filling in the gaps with sentences, paragraphs and chapters. He also works 77-hour weeks to stay productive at age 75.
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 02:48AM by tyrion2024
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TIL Tom Cruise commanding "first-dollar gross" in a movie deal means that he gets box office bonuses before the studio breaks even. This is unique because while many A-listers still get a chunk of the profits, they can only access the pool of money after a movie is in the black.
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 04:08AM by tyrion2024
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TIL an embryo conceived in 1992 was thawed and resulted in the successful birth of twins 30 years later
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 07:09AM by Tamazghan
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TIL Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II once mandated that all burials be performed with "economy coffins". These contained trapdoors that would drop the body into the grave, after which they would be reused. The unpopular mandate was reversed after six months.
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 08:37AM by Hybrid351
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TIL in 2016 Ryan Reynolds surprised terminally-ill cancer patient & Deadpool Superfan Connor McGrath with the 1st screening of Deadpool in his hospital room. Ryan called him "the funniest, potty-mouthed Canadian mercenary I've ever met" and they became friends before Connor sadly passed weeks later
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 11:15AM by SappyGilmore
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TIL that although equiped with parachutes while on air ambulance missions during WWII, the Flying Nightingales of the WAAF were instructed not to bail out and stay with the patients if their plane was shot down so that they would be on hand to provide medical support should anyone survive the crash
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 01:19PM by iso-joe
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TIL When Roman emperor Nero’s wife died, he found a boy named Sporus, a boy who resembled her, had his testicles removed and had him appear in public as his wife.
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 03:14PM by Yolo0o
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TIL the youngest world leader in history was King Alfonso XIII, who assumed the position in 1886 at: 0 days old
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 05:55PM by ASK_ABT_MY_USERNAME
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TIL in 2004, a starquake was detected, which was so powerful that if the star was located within 10 light years of Earth, it would have likely caused a mass extinction.
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 06:57PM by doopityWoop22
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TIL that during the 1996 Olympics, Atlanta restaurant The Varsity sold a pin featuring onion rings arranged in the shape of the Olympic rings. The International OIympic Committee felt this was trademark infringement and had the pins banned and confiscated.
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Submitted July 30, 2024 at 09:44PM by Pandalism
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TIL the Isle of Mann TT - the world's deadliest race - has been happening annually since 1908 and only twice (1982 & 2024) has nobody died.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 12:30AM by leon-theproffesional
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TIL In 1907, a performer named "Sober Sue" appeared onstage. Theater offered $100 to anyone who could make Sober Sue laugh. People from the audience, professional comedians, all tried, but failed. Later it was found it was impossible for her to laugh because her facial muscles were paralyzed.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 03:10AM by Yolo0o
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TIL one of the reasons Target Canada failed was because some items wouldn't fit on the shelves properly. This was due to item dimensions being entered into their system in inches, rather than centimeters.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 01:14AM by gixk
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TIL that from 1988 to 2016, the maker of Sriracha sauce, Huy Fong Foods, sourced all their peppers from a single supplier based solely on a verbal agreement, sealed with a nod and a handshake, not contracts or lawyers.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 04:48AM by gixk
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TIL that Suzanne Somers was fired from 'Three’s Company' for asking for equal pay with her male co-star, John Ritter, who was earning five times her salary.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 05:32AM by 777300erCJ888
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TIL That after Steve Irwin died, a number of stingrays were found mutilated on Australian beaches. It was believed they had been killed out of some misaimed retribution by people who blamed the animal for causing his death.
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Submitted July 31, 2024 at 05:10AM by Impossible_Term_2368
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