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TIL the FBI was right to watch Earnest Hemingway. He was a failed KGB spy.

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gp69 TIL that 69% of Americans Have Less Than $1,000 USD in Savings, as of September 2016
Oo9J4 TIL viruses are not alive because they do not have cells, they cannot turn food into energy, and without a host they are just inert packets of chemicals. Then I learned they are not exactly dead, either: They have genes, they reproduce, and they evolve through natural selection.
OoMa TIL Target has its own forensic lab that is on the same level as police labs and helps to solve armed robbery, rape, and murder cases.
pLpG TIL that most American toilets don’t have the piss-flush option.
N7ewQ TIL there was only 1 victim of credit card fraud in Canada 2016. They lost $214.