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    Interesting Facts For Curious Minds: 1572 Random But Mind-Blowing Facts About History, Science, Pop Culture And Everything In Between

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    A PERSON HAS TO WORK
     
                When different areas of the world began entering the Neolithic
    Period after 10,000 BCE, the “division of labor” began. This was
    when the specialization of certain tasks and “jobs” as we know them
    began.
     
           The “royal cup-bearer” was a prestigious and trustworthy position in
    pre-modern societies. The cupbearer would pour the king’s drinks and
    taste them for poison if needed.
     
                In the Keynesian view of modern economics, low unemployment is
    more important than low inflation. Government spending is
    encouraged to keep employment levels high.
     
                If you’re patient, nimble, and have plenty of endurance, you may
    want to give being a human statue a try. As the name indicates, you
    get paid to stand like a statue for as much as $100 an hour.
     
                Before he made his name in electricity, Nikola Tesla worked as a
    ditch digger in 1886 for $2 a day, which wasn’t too bad for the time.
     
           Mike Rowe became a household name hosting the hit TV show Dirty
    Jobs. He later revealed that the worst job he ever tried was as a Coast
    Guard buoy tender.
     
           Child labor has always existed in some form, but when the Industrial
    Revolution began in the 1700s things got out of hand. The first laws
    protecting child workers were passed in England in the 1800s.
     
           A soap-boiler is one who makes soap for a living. It’s a tough job if
    you have any type of allergies, but it can pay about $20 an hour.
     
           Indentured servants were people who were required to work without
    pay for a number of years. That status was often, but not always, the
    result of unpaid debts.
     
           Believe it or not, there’s plenty of money to be made from collecting
    animal urine. Coyote urine is sold commercially as a pest repellent.
     
                Serfs were agricultural workers in medieval Europe who were
    bonded to the land. Serfs couldn’t be bought and sold and typically
    had more rights than chattel slaves.
     
           “Professional sleeper” is another legitimate occupation. Pro-sleepers
    can get paid to test mattresses and pillows, take part in
    medical/scientific research, or even be part of an art exhibition.
     
           In pre-modern societies, eunuchs were often able to land some of the
    best jobs in the royal courts. The problem was you had to be
    castrated!
     
                A person can make up to $1,000 a week being a professional “line
    stander.” You get paid to stand in line for tickets, new phone releases,
    or other limited release items.
     
                The Black Death of 1347-1353 was a major factor in the decline of
    serfdom in Western Europe and the rise of free(er) labor. Still,
    serfdom persisted in Russia until 1866.
     
                Young Japanese women with good personalities have found a niche
    as rent-a-girlfriends. These young women simply go on dates with
    men, but absolutely no hanky-panky is allowed!
     
                Nineteenth-century philosopher, Karl Marx, believed that world
    history could be summarized as a struggle of the “haves” versus “have
    nots.” In Marx’s time, it was the proletariat (workers) against the
    bourgeoisie (upper class).
     
                If you’ve spent time in a major city in the English-speaking world,
    then you’ve probably come across squeegee men. They’ll wash your

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