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TIL that the term "fundamentalism" was coined in 1920, and was named after a series of 12 Evangelical protestant pamphlets called " The Fundamentals: A Testimony to the Truth." The pamphlets argued that the Bible was the literal and inerrant word of God.

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oOxr TIL in preparing to open its first retail locations, Apple sent people through the Ritz-Carlton employee training program. Their study of the Ritz concierge service led to the creation of the Genius Bar.
KOZZ6 TIL that until the Equal Credit Opportunity Act passed in the US in 1974 - Banks required single, widowed or divorced women to bring a man along to cosign any credit application, regardless of their income
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