National Lottery in the UK had so many advantages you would have liked
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Today's facts:
To fund his PhD Neil DeGrasse Tyson almost became a stripper. After watching friends set fire to their asbestos-lined underwear at a show, he decided to teach instead.
The UK’s first national lottery in 1567 promised ‘get out of jail free cards’. To boost sales, ticket holders could avoid arrest for misdemeanour crimes.
Roberto Solis was sentenced to life in prison in 1969 for murdering an armored truck driver. He became a successful poet in prison which led multiple well known writers to petition for his release. After he was released he robbed an armored truck for $3 million and is still on the run
The introduction of iodized salt in 1920s increased national IQ average by 3.5 points in a decade and in certain states which had high levels of iodine deficiency previously, saw avg IQ increase as much as 15 points within the first decade.
Today's facts:
To fund his PhD Neil DeGrasse Tyson almost became a stripper. After watching friends set fire to their asbestos-lined underwear at a show, he decided to teach instead.
The UK’s first national lottery in 1567 promised ‘get out of jail free cards’. To boost sales, ticket holders could avoid arrest for misdemeanour crimes.
Roberto Solis was sentenced to life in prison in 1969 for murdering an armored truck driver. He became a successful poet in prison which led multiple well known writers to petition for his release. After he was released he robbed an armored truck for $3 million and is still on the run
The introduction of iodized salt in 1920s increased national IQ average by 3.5 points in a decade and in certain states which had high levels of iodine deficiency previously, saw avg IQ increase as much as 15 points within the first decade.
