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TIL Switzerland has more millionaires than recipients of social assistance

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wODP TIL that in the second Matrix movie, Agent Smith’s license plate is “IS 5416”, which refers to Isaiah 54:16 from the Bible: “Behold, I have created the smith that bloweth the coals in the fire, and that bringeth forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy.”
xRDo TIL During the Korean War, A battalion of 200 U.S. troops, thought to de dead, emerged from behind enemies lines, led to safety by a 10 yr old South Korean boy. The boy was installed as unit mascot.
E1anW TIL Oklahoma has the highest rate of childhood trauma in the US, measured using the ACE test. The aftereffects of this are seen in levels of incarceration, deaths by heart disease, divorce, and more. An ACE score of just 2/10 can increase future risk of social and physical struggles.
dWlK TIL Anaxarchus, disciple of Pythagoras, bit off his own tongue and spat it in the face of Nicocreon, tyrant of Cyprus while under torture to reveal the secrets of his order. [Pliny]
OVO7 TIL Steven Spielberg didn’t accept a salary for Schindler’s List as he considered it “blood money.”