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TIL: Lefties Aren’t Allowed to Play Polo

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695JZ TIL that a Portuguese fraudster managed to convince a legitimate British printing company to produce so many banknotes that it impacted the Portuguese economy and thus also contributed to the military dictatorship from 1926 to 1974. The head of the printing house later became Lord Mayor of London.
m1JKy TIL Commodore Cornelius Vanderbilt I was born in Staten Island in 1794, and by the time he died in 1877, played a major role in America’s rise as an industrial power. He began his transportation empire with a small sailboat in new york Harbor ferrying people from S.I. to Manhattan
KY8xB TIL that the OSS (the precursor to the CIA) had a psychological report of Hitler made by psychologist Walter C. Langer between 1943 - 1944. It is most notable for making several accurate predictions on Hitler's future, including his attempted assassination, his refusal to surrender, and his suicide.
oBMy8 TIL that September from 1752 had only 19 days
WkV8d TIL Only 10 Scouts earned the Invention merit badge, which required obtaining a patent for an invention. It was discontinued in 1915, and is the most rare badge.