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TIL: Most countries don’t actually rely on credit scores
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TIL It's estimated for every baby chimpanzee sold by traffickers, 10 adults were killed in defense of that 1 infant.
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TIL a man lost a $900,000 first prize for a record marlin because one of his crew didn’t have a $5 fishing license.
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TIL of 'If Day'. In 1942 Winnipeg, Manitoba simulated a Nazi German invasion and occupation of the city. It included a staged firefight, the internment of prominent politicians, the imposition of Nazi rule, and a parade. The event was a fundraiser for the war effort: over $3 million was collected.
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TIL that there have been multiple people adrift at sea who have lived over a year with no supplies other than what the ocean had to offer. Through their own ingenuity and perseverance they survived.
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TIL the White House has an official team of three calligraphers that make around $100,000 a year.