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TIL that the bank HSBC laundered so much drug money that the Mexican cartels moved their cash in boxes designed to match the dimensions of HSBC's teller windows.

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KmjQ TIL Michael Jackson became the first artist in history to have a top 10 single in five different decades (six decades if his Jackson 5 tenure is included).
epxnJ TIL Approximately 10 percent of U.S. adults are classified as having obesity during the 1950s.In 2011 to 2012, however, the CDC reported approximately 35 percent of U.S. adults had obesity; the prevalence of obesity among American adults has more than tripled within the last six decades.
jX0a TIL that men are blond, and women are blonde
MeP88 TIL The 1886 Benz Motorwagen engine had 958cc displacement and 2/3 horsepower. It had three wire frame wheels and a tubular chassis. Some of its features like the electric ignition and rack and pinion steering are still standard to this day
JYbdQ TIL that Ivory soap floats because it’s whipped with tiny air bubbles that make it less dense than water. An employee had accidentally left a batch of soap to mix while for too long while he was on lunch break and the rest is history.