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TIL corned beef was made by curing the meat with “corns” of salt

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yy5V TIL that William McAdoo’s decision to close the NYSE for 4 months in 1914 to prevent Europeans from selling American securities and exchanging proceeds for USD, and then gold, led to a decisive shift in the global balance of economic power, from Europe to the USA
WkPWN TIL In 1999 Pope John Paul II released an album. It had entirely original compositions and reached #175 on the billboard charts
b6nwZ TIL that I've been doing it wrong and should be wearing a Vaseline oil soaked tampon when I shower Symbiofem Protect Bathing and Swimming Tampon
Zp0ZD TIL the highest temperature ever reached is 4 trillion Celsius degrees. Scientists used a giant atom smasher to reach it for a few milliseconds. It was so hot that even protons and neutrons melted. They believe a similar temperature was reached during the milliseconds that followed the Big Bang.
98yM TIL that Eva Vertes discovered an important compound that stops the death of brain cells, a crucial step in a cure for Alzheimer’s, when she was 17