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TIL about Elmira, a Union-owned prison camp during the Civil War. The camp had two observation towers constructed for onlookers, and citizens would pay 15 cents to look at the inmates. Concession stands by the towers sold peanuts, cakes, and lemonade while the men inside starved.

by whatilearned September 27, 2021, 12:45 pm

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TIL Ponzi schemes was named after Charles Ponzi. In the early 1900s, Ponzi launched a scheme that guaranteed investors a 50 percent return on their investment in postal coupons. Although he was able to pay his initial backers, the scheme dissolved when he was unable to pay later investors.

by whatilearned September 27, 2021, 8:43 am

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People who pay for Premium reddit. What’s in the lounge?

by QuestionGuy September 26, 2021, 4:39 pm

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TIL the First Franco-Mexican War was caused by a French pastry chef claiming that Mexico troops had looted his restaurant. The conflict lasted 3 months as the Mexican government refused to pay the demands of the French.

by whatilearned September 25, 2021, 4:48 pm

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Today I learned that after gaining independence from France, Haiti was later forced to pay reparations to former slave owners

by whatilearned September 24, 2021, 9:22 pm

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TIL Lance Armstrong was ordered to pay over $20 million after his cycling doping scandal. However, his fortunes were partially saved by being one of Uber’s first investors in 2009.

by whatilearned September 22, 2021, 4:17 pm

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TIL Chadwick Boseman Took A Pay Cut To Get ’21 Bridges’ Costar Sienna Miller Paid Her Worth.

by whatilearned September 21, 2021, 5:12 am

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TIL In April 2015, Dan Price announced that over the next three years, his company would raise the pay of all employees to at least $70,000 per year, stating this was the minimum needed to secure them from financial hardship when hit by unexpected expenses.

by whatilearned September 19, 2021, 4:22 pm

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I started a poetry club at the prison I work at. It’s great for the inmates, but does mean I have to stay late with no extra pay

by cringeyjokesman September 19, 2021, 7:23 am

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TIL Procter & Gamble argued for years that Pringles were NOT potato chips, but Britain’s Supreme Court of Judicature ultimately determined that they were — requiring Procter & Gamble to pay $160 million in taxes.

by whatilearned September 16, 2021, 2:12 pm

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Estimate your developer’s net pay in 20+ countries

by ProgrammerDude September 15, 2021, 1:33 pm

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What’s an invention that doesn’t exist but you’d pay good money for?

by QuestionGuy September 6, 2021, 4:09 am

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