Up until 2000, Walmart took out life insurance policies on their employees and kept the payouts when they died, a practice known as “dead peasant insurance.” – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://news.wfsu.org/post/walmart-sued-collecting-life-insurance-employees
Since 2000, each member of the cast of Friends has been making $20 million per year thanks to syndication royalties. The studio WB is making nearly $1 billion each year. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: https://moneyinc.com/heres-much-friends-cast-still-makes-syndication/
In 2000, the table tennis federation voted to increase the diameter of the ping pong ball from 38mm to 40mm to make it easier to learn and make the sport better for TV. It was the first major change to the sport since 1937. – WTF Fun Facts
Source: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/sport/tennis/654102.stm
