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TIL Thomas Jefferson hated banks and believed they were more dangerous than armies.

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w0YJ TIL that Warren Buffet is the second richest person in the US, and is worth $58 billion as of September 2013. Along with Bill Gates he is a leading philanthrocapitalist and has vowed that his children will not inherit any significant amount of his fortune.
Lk6Ov TIL about the Pizza Principle. The price of a slice of NYC pizza matches the price of a ride on the NYC subway.
9kB7 TIL: Swear words are processed in a separate part of the brain from regular speech (and they actually reduce pain!)
OGP9a TIL that today's the 40th anniversary of Joe Delaney's heroic sacrifice: The 24-year-old Kansas City Chiefs RB saw 3 kids drowning in a pond on June 29, 1983. Despite not knowing how to swim, Joe jumped in & saved 1 boy before succumbing to the water himself.
LEKv TIL: A new law in California protects drug users from criminal drug charges if they are seeking medical attention for OD victim.