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TIL that the Federal Reserve is a PRIVATE CORPORATION

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rRKEe TIL that A typical four square mile patch of rainforest contains as many as 1500 species of flowering plants, 750 species of trees, 125 mammal species, 400 species of birds, 100 of reptiles, 60 of amphibians, and 150 different species of butterflies.
xVxmk TIL in 1990, Julia Roberts and Kiefer Sutherland were to be married - but Julia ran away to Europe with Kiefer's best friend. Humiliated, Kiefer took solace in steer roping. And despite breaking three fingers at his first rodeo he persevered to become a tournament-winning rider on the rodeo circuit.
47Nw til that in 1993 Nike released a commercial featuring NBA star Charles Barkley, who’s message was basically that parents should be role models to their children, not basketball players.
yQ9Ya TIL The state of Texas has its own national guard, including a navy, a marines, an army, and an air militia with a fleet of F-16s
0dRJR TIL that there is a Polish soup called czernina that's made with duck blood and other ingredients. Traditionally, this soup was served to men who were rejected after asking for permission to wed their significant other.