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TIL that Wall St. tried to overthrow FDR

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R7l4a TIL a woman who opened an anger room in Dallas where people could destroy household items, was allegedly killed by her boyfriend due to assault.
YpRp7 TIL a 71 year old man has 29 college degrees and is working towards obtaining more
xbVB TIL Layne Staley (former lead singer of Alice in Chains) was found over a week after he died not because his friends or family notified someone, but because his accountant noticed he hadn’t withdrawn money from his account in a week.
OGnZg TIL that according to the US Mint, 1 lb. of dimes, 1 lb. of quarters, and 1 lb. of half-dollars are worth exactly the same: $20. 1 kg of pennies = $4 and 1 kg of nickles = $10.
J1DM8 TIL in 1950 some Scottish students stole back the Stone of Scone, a Scottish relic seized by an English king centuries ago. Upon seeing it gone, authorities closed the Scottish border for the first time in 400 years, but once they caught the students, they decided not to prosecute, fearing backlash.