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TIL, in 1928 a Supreme Court Justice argued against wiretapping and criticized the US government for its invasion of privacy

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VBd5Z TIL that, by 1730, on the Philadelphia commodities exchange, the listed price of saffron was equal to that of gold
Ekgw TIL that American tennis player, Vitas Gerulaitis, after losing to Jimmy Connors in 16 consecutive matches and then winning in 17th, commented: “And let that be a lesson to you all. Nobody beats Vitas Gerulaitis 17 times in a row!”
MwxV TIL that among the first people to have their genome sequenced were two white American scientists and one Korean. Surprisingly, the two whites were found to be closer genetically to the Korean than to each other.
grPx9 TIL Princess Marie Auguste of Germany was so broke that she started adopting adult men and giving them the royal title of "Prince" in exchange of money. She made about 35 regular men "Princes" and made over a million dollar in exchange.
dDjbd TIL the Great New Orleans Fire of 1788 was even more destructive because the fire started on Good Friday, priests refused to allow church bells to be rung as a fire alarm. The fire destroyed virtually all major buildings in the city, including the church, municipal building and army barracks.