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TIL That The Jones Act of 1920 Decimated Movement of Goods on US Waterways (The Cheapest Regional Method By 10x)

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R78aw TIL that some people can't picture things in their mind and that those people are sometimes surprised to learn that other people CAN picture things in their mind
DpRV TIL Roughly half, or more, of every iPhone 5 sale is profit
LQpNp TIL the Windows Calculator is open source(MIT license) and anyone can modify or contribute to it.
ADxXo TIL of the Talheim Death Pit, a mass grave dating to 5000BC, containing the remains of 34 bodies, bearing some of the earliest evidence of habitual warfare, including fatal adze, axe and arrow wounds to the back of the head. It has been suggested that this site represents an early form of genocide.
P108V TIL of American mercenary William Walker. After failing to conquer parts of Mexico, he overthrew the Nicaraguan government in 1856 and ruled as its president for nearly a year, receiving recognition from President Franklin Pierce. He was overthrown, and executed after preparing for another invasion.