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TIL of the single tax movement (aka geoism or georgism), an economic ideology where that the government should be funded by a tax on land rent rather than taxes on labor

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nWNRb TIL that in the 1890's, more than 170,000 horses were living and working in New York City. The accumulation of urine, manure and dead horse carcasses created a nasal nightmare. When it rained the accumulated mess flowed freely into the city basements.
VBod8 TIL that Oprah's real name is "Orpah"
01lv TIL Starbucks was to be called Pequod, after a whaling ship from Moby-Dick, but this name was rejected by some of the co-founders. The company was instead named after the chief mate on the Pequod, Starbuck.
loOlV TIL that in August of 1997, Bill Gates saved Apple, which was on the brink of bankruptcy. And, as part of the deal, Apple agreed to drop a lawsuit accusing Microsoft of copying its operating system.
QJW4k TIL: Benjamin Franklin was not behind the idea of daylight savings time. In 1784 he sent a satirical essay to a French newspaper, it has been credited to him ever since.