TIL that Craigslist generates more than $1 billion annually while having only about 50 employees.
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Business Insider
11 mind-blowing facts about Craigslist, which makes more than $1 billion a year and employs just 50 people
Craigslist is one of the top 20 websites in the US, and generates over $1 billion in revenue. Here are 11 surprising facts about Craigslist.
TIL The typical American leaves the workforce at age 63. In China, the average retirement age is 55
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CNBC
Americans retire 8 years later than workers in China—here's the retirement age around the world
In one country, employees leave the workforce at an average age of 49.
TIL Winston Churchill and Princess Diana were from the same aristocratic family, the Spencers. Churchill's last name was officially Spencer-Churchill.
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Spencer family
The Spencer family is an aristocratic family in the United Kingdom. Founded in the 15th century, it has spawned numerous aristocratic titles including the extant dukedom of Marlborough, the earldoms of Sunderland and Spencer, and the Churchill barony. Two…
TIL the Inverted Cross, used in horror films as part of their imagery, especially if the film involves demonic themes, was originally associated with the martyrdom of St Peter the Apostle. He requested that his cross be upside down, as he felt unworthy of being crucified in the same manner as Jesus.
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Cross of Saint Peter
inverted Latin cross traditionally used as a Christian symbol
TIL Crows have been found to place nuts on the road so their tough shells can be broken open by passing vehicles. They even know to wait for the red light of traffic signals to retrieve the nuts.
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Science ABC
6 Common Animals That Are Extremely Smart!
“Human beings are the most intelligent creatures in the world.” This is a sentiment that we’ve certainly all heard in the past, but is it actually true? While I like to believe [...]
TIL that in February 1335, two Oxford University students complained to the bartender of the Swindlestock Tavern about the quality of wine served. The argument turned into a brawl which escalated into a riot that lasted over three days, killing around 30 townsfolk and 63 members of the university
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St Scholastica Day riot
1355 riot in England
TIL that the Anthropologist Ursula G. Bower (aka "Jungle Queen") led the Naga Headhunters into battle against the Imperial Japanese Army during WW2. Her weapons of choice were twin 9mm Sten SMGs. She was so effective, that the Japanese put a bounty on her. Nobody collected.
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Ursula Graham Bower
British anthropologist
TIL that legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness was promised by Al Capone that $2,000 would be on his desk every Monday morning if he turned a blind eye to his gang's bootlegging activities ( $33,000 a week in 2018 adjusting for inflation). Ness refused the bribe, was penniless when he died in 1957.
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Eliot Ness
American law enforcement official
TIL that the live penguins that starred in Batman Returns (1992) had their own refrigerated dressing rooms and a swimming pool. The set was kept cold for them. Danny DeVito was the only one who was comfortable, because of the extensive face prosthetics, heavy padding, and heavy coat he had to wear.
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The Hollywood Reporter
'Batman Returns' at 25: Stars Reveal Script Cuts, Freezing Sets and Aggressive Penguins
Tim Burton, Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer and Danny DeVito look back on the movie that helped make franchise films the norm: "We started to get comments from McDonald's like, 'What's all that black stuff coming out of the Penguin's mouth?' "
TIL Ariana Grande grew up wealthy. Both her parents were rich corporate bosses, with their notoriety helping her get early gigs performing with orchestras and on cruise ships.
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Submitted February 24, 2020 at 07:56PM by truehalf
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Collider
These Celebrities Were Filthy Rich Before You Knew Who They Were
We bet you didn’t know that each one of these celebrities didn't even need to get famous; they grew up richer than most people will ever be.
TIL that while making the movie The Incredibles, director Brad Bird intentionally used the artists who were likely to quit or get fired from Pixar. He believed that only they could create what he wanted in the movie.
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TIL moths vibrate their genitals to avoid bats. This action produces ultrasound that jams bats’ built-in sonar, rendering the moths temporarily “invisible”.
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National Geographic News
Moths Vibrate Their Genitals to Avoid Bats
In the air wars between bats and moths, the bugs are fighting back—by shaking their privates.
TIL that Captain Planet, a TV show from the 90s about environmentalism, required that their merchandise be sustainably produced and created a foundation to empower the youth working on environmental projects that still exists today.
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Captain Planet and the Planeteers
American animated television series
TIL that the Persian Empire counted how many soldiers in a battle died through counting the arrows that each soldier would place in a basket before a battle. When the soldiers came back, they each picked up an arrow and the remaining arrows would be counted to calculate the total amount of deaths
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WAR HISTORY ONLINE
Counting Arrows: How the Persian Empire Counted Its Dead
In an era before dog tags or modern military bureaucracy, ancient and medieval powers needed to get creative in how they kept track of their military
TIL that in July 2012, Tim Curry suffered a major stroke which left him wheelchair bound. He has continued to work as a voice actor
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Tim Curry
English actor, comedian and singer
TIL that there was a test several years ago where 70 undercover agents tried to sneak bombs or guns through US airport security; 67 succeeded
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ABC News
EXCLUSIVE: Undercover DHS Tests Find Security Failures at US Airports
An internal investigation of the Transportation Security Administration revealed security failures at dozens of the nation's busiest airports.
TIL that the "China" that actually helped found the UN and sat on the Security Council until 1971 was the Taiwanese government. After this they started losing a lot of international recognition.
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Taiwan Insight
Taiwan’s Tough History with the United Nations
Written by Alexander Kozlov. Taiwan has had a long and dramatic relationship with the United Nations, from being — as the Republic of China (ROC) — one of the founding members of the UN in 1945 to …
TIL Hindus believe in cycles of existence. According to the text dating 3rd to 10th century CE, it's currently 'Kali Yuga' - the Age of Discord. Attributes: widespread disease, degradation of environment, earthquakes; increased animosity and murder, mindless hedonism and the rich suppressing poor
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Kali Yuga
last part of the cycle of Yuga's
TIL that in 2016 Belgian cyclist Femke Van den Driessche was discovered to have a hidden motor in her bicycle, the first proven instance of "Mechanical Doping"
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Submitted February 25, 2020 at 10:46AM by BoosherCacow
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Femke Van den Driessche
cyclist
TIL game designer Sid Meier has a 33/33/33 rule of sequel design, 33% of the game should keep established systems, 33% should feature improved systems, 33% brand-new mechanics
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Submitted February 25, 2020 at 12:29PM by rocklou
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GAMASUTRA
City management, mayhem and Sid Meier's wisdom: Making Civilization VI
The world probably doesn't need another Civilization game. They're still playing the last one. Sid Meier's Civilization V shipped in 2010, and to this day it still regularly appears in the top ten games on Steam in terms of player count, falling beneath heavyweights…
TIL 30-40% of Vietnamese people have the surname Nguyen. To compare; the most popular surname in America is Smith, shared by 0.8% of the population
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Submitted February 25, 2020 at 03:10PM by rocklou
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Atlas Obscura
Why 40% of Vietnamese People Have the Same Last Name
Everyone knows a Nguyen, but how did that come to be?