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TIL that there was a comic series about repairing the property damage caused by superheroes and supervillains

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x6OWD TIL Benjamin Franklin, fascinated by compounding interest, left $2,000 in 1789 to Boston and Philly to loan to young artisans and grow for 200 years. Mismanagement diverted his vision, but the funds reached $6.5M by 1991, supporting public projects and showing the power—and challenges—of compounding
R76Rl TIL the comedy folk band 'The Lancashire Hotpots' were ordered to take "Olympics" out of the title of their song "The Beer Olympics" due to copyright claims by the IOC. They then retitled the song "The Beer International Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Sporting Quad Yearly Event"
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yVDrp TIL On the eve of the american revolution, Ben Franklin's son William was colonial governor of New Jersey. When the elder Franklin clashed with colonial authorities, his son adviced him to "take him meds and retire". During the war, William Franklin became the leader of the loyalists