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TIL Bill Clinton signed into law the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which led to the creation of the “too big to fail” banks we see today.

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lovGB TIL of a WWII wedding dress that is made of the parachute material that saved the groom's life. Maj Claude Hensinger was a bomber pilot flying over Japan in 1944 when his B-29's engine caught fire and he and his crew were forced to evacuate the plane, doing so with this parachute.
OAo6 TIL John Adams said “There is nothing I dread so much as a division of the Republic into two great parties, each arranged under its leader and converting measures in opposition to each other.” Despite this, nothing was written in the Constitution about political parties
wLL47 TIL that lottery winners in Australia can choose to remain annonymous after an 8 yr was kidnapped for ransom then murdered after the father won a lottery in 1960.
a8wGM TIL Dr. Richard M. Bucke, Medical Superintendent for the London Asylum for the Insane 1877-1902, advocated gynecological surgery on women as a treatment for insanity. In over 200 surgeries on women including 16 hysterectomies, he claimed 71 of his patients were cured or their mental health improved
8W5K TIL Doing chest compressions to the Bee Gees’ song Staying Alive is a legitimate medical practice