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TIL that "home equity loan" is a euphemism for a second mortgage. Invented in 1982/83, the term was part of a systematic effort to sell more loans and financial products.

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J1LJB TIL the US government utilized weather warfare during Vietnam
WyM9 TIL Germany only fully paid off their WWI reparations 2 years ago.
evJ6 TIL that Isle Royale, the largest island on lake superior, has a lake which has an island which has a pond which has a boulder. So the boulder becomes the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the world.
vPVBB TIL Pilot Corp., the pen company, went racing at Le Mans with a Ferrari F40, going so far as to win the 4 hours of Anderstorp. They also make jewellery besides their writing instruments.
14LD TIL Finland is the world’s most stable society. It has the highest rate of literacy and the second-lowest level of corruption in the world.