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TIL of Dmitry Argarkov; a Russian man who changed the opening terms of his credit card contract and the bank signed it. His version of the contract contained a 0% interest rate, no fees and no credit limit.

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4Ne5 TIL Potato chips were invented in 1853 when a cook got fed up with a customer sending his fried potatoes back to the kitchen for being too soggy. To spite the customer, he sliced the potato as thin as he could, deep fried them to hell, and dumped piles of salt on them. They were instantly loved.
58Ak TIL that billionaire Mark Cuban wrote: “The most patriotic thing you can do: bust your ass and get rich. Make a boatload of money. Pay your taxes. Lots of taxes. Hire people. Train people. Pay people. Spend money on rent, equipment, services. Pay more taxes.”
x6pd0 TDIL: Russia Had Its Own 'Miracle on the Hudson' Despite Pilot Error
kPOe TIL Lynyrd Skynyrd is distancing themselves from the Conderate flag (losing a few fans in the process).
D7Ae TIL that lack of free play for children and little to no freedom to choose who they play with leads to mental health problems, such as depression and anxiety, later in life.