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JP Morgan bailed out banks in 1907 but…

JP Morgan bailed out banks in 1907 but a severe recession occured anyway. Nelson Aldrich, a powerful senator with close ties to Morgan, led a mission to Europe in 1908 to study the workings of the central banks in England, France and Germany. The Federal Reserve was created a short time later. Source

To help reduce the high male to female…

To help reduce the high male to female ratio (5:1) in a small Australian mining town (Mount Isa), the mayor put out a call to lonely “beauty-disadvantaged women” to move to Mount Isa for a chance to find love. Source

In 1905, American millionaire ….

In 1905, American millionaire George Kessler threw himself a birthday party at the Savoy Hotel in London that involved flooding the entire courtyard with four feet of water so his guests could dine in gondolas and a five foot birthday cake brought out to them on the back of a baby elephant. Source

Tag Archives: Facts

JP Morgan bailed out banks in 1907 but…

To help reduce the high male to female…

In 1905, American millionaire ….

The inventor of washing your….

WTF Fun Fact 13070 – Recessions and Mortality

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WTF Fun Fact 13069 – Enoteca Maria’s Nonnas of the World

WTF Fun Fact 13067 – The Man With the Golden Arm

WTF Fun Fact 13066 – Video Games and Surgeons

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WTF Fun Fact 13065 – World’s Largest Diamond Mine