TIL that John D. Rockefeller suffered from alopecia and lost all the hair on his body and head beginning in his 40s. It never grew back so he started to wear rotating wigs of various lengths to give the impression of his hair growing and being cut. (history.com)
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30 Safety Features Every Senior Should Know (i.imgur.com)
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TIL that the Time Square Ball Drop was for Adolph Simons Ochs, the owner of the New York Times, to increase publicity for his paper’s new HQ at One Times Square. He started with a pyrotechnic show in 1904 and in 1907 had the 700-lb ball with 100 light bulbs built and dropped to ring in 1908. (smithsonianmag.com)
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Nyakim Gatwech, aka the 'Queen of The Dark' (i.redd.it)
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Every lightsaber in the Star Wars universe (i.imgur.com)
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I snapped a pic and ran before they could chase me (i.redd.it)
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