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TIL traders used to bet on interest rate hikes based on how thick Alan Greenspan's briefcase was as he walked into the Fed

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meo TIL there is a dress that becomes transparent as your heartbeat increases.
p87mN TIL of the “Aroma of Tacoma”, a putrid and terrible smelling odor akin to rotten eggs, associated with the city of Tacoma, Washington since the 1940’s.
jNpyX TIL that in 2004, American singer Teena Marie was sleeping in a hotel room, when a large picture frame fell and struck her on the head. The blow caused a serious concussion that caused momentary seizures for the rest of her life
R7r0Q TIL Gene Wilder agreed to play Willy Wonka on the condition that when he made his first appearance, he’d be allowed to limp, trip over his cane and bounce back up to great applause. When asked why, he said, “Because from that time on, no one will know if I’m lying or telling the truth.”
jN8PN TIL The oldest occurrence of the word "fuck" in adjectival form in English comes from the margins of a 1528 manuscript copy of Cicero's De Officiis. A monk had scrawled in the margin notes, "fuckin Abbot".