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TIL That Dr. Seuss’ name is actually pronounced to rhyme with ‘voice’

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16Rg4 TIL about Dr. Samuel Mudd Sr., an American physician who rendered aid to John Wilkes Booth after President Lincoln's assassination and then covered up Booth's location when questioned by authorities. Mudd was convicted of conspiring to assassinate the president but avoided execution by one vote.
GAQyJ TIL that between 2008 and 2016, JPMorgan sent fake buy and sell orders into metals and Treasuries markets to move prices in their favor.
bV74 TIL “SOS” does not actually stand for anything; “save our souls” or “save our ships” are just simply misinterpreted backronyms. SOS was simply chosen for its convenient communication.
kOWA1 TIL in 10th-20th century Europe, there was a hated, segregated minority group called Cagots who couldn't marry or live near non-cagots, couldn't touch food & had to use separate church entrances/holy water, despite being the same race as their neighbors. It isnt clear how the segregation started
P0Jw TIL the phrase “Money is the root of all evil.” is a misquotation of “The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil.” which has quite a different meaning.