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TIL that the FDIC strongly encourages mandatory two-week paid vacations for bankers because it is difficult to conceal embezzlement for that long while away from work

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QJnBE TIL of Anya Pogharian, a Canadian who at age 17 invented a portable dialysis machine costing $500 to build; (dialysis machines typically cost about $30K). Her machine filters 4 liters of blood in 25 minutes.
awyKo TIL that before the 1930s up to 45% of the male population of Mongolia were Buddhist monks. By the democratic revolution in 1990 there were only 30 practicing monks.
jE4E TIL whales are descended from land mammals, and their closest living relative is the hippopotamus.
kJko4 TIL that in the 1988 presidential primaries, the first Democratic candidate to drop out (September 23, 1987), and the first Republican to decline running after months of speculation(October 22, 1987), would eventually face off in 2020 and 2024.
58vP TIL: Doctors are now prescribing books to treat depression