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TIL Last year banks collected $30 billion in overdraft Fees - Another way of saying that is collecting 30 Billion from people without any money.

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8aPMP TIL Rose Leslie who plays Ygritte in Game of Thrones grew up in Aberdeen's Lickleyhead Castle, and is a descendant of Charles II.
BgeoD TIL while filming a scene in Seven where he's chasing John Doe in the rain, Brad Pitt fell & his arm went thru a car windshield, requiring surgery. This was written into the script to explain Pitt's cast. Coincidentally, the original script did call for Pitt to be injured in the scene (differently).
N7d5J TIL during WWII a Japanese Kamikaze hit the USS Missouri and his body landed on deck. Though an unpopular decision, the Captain demanded a proper burial for the Japanese soldier. He explained to his crew that: after death, he is no longer your enemy, and the crew hand stitched a Japanese flag.
DQnMY TIL about the Inauguration of the last Russian Tsar. Over 1,200 peasants were killed in a crowd crush event caused by Tsar Nicholas II offering a crowd of 500,000 beer and pretzels to win their approval at his inauguration. In response to the tragedy, the Tsar attended a private gala the same night.
786lr TIL that the Great Storm of 1703 was so devastating the Church of England called it God’s punishment for the sins of the nation. It set windmills on fire from overspinning, tore the lead roof off Westminster Abbey, and wrecked so many ships that special news sheets listed the 1000s of dead.