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TIL that one proposed solution to the US debt ceiling crisis of 2012 was the minting of a 1 trillion dollar coin that would be used to pay off the country’s debt.

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MeEK7 TIL of Osita Iheme, the legendary meme kid, who is actually a 38 year old actor in the Nigerian film industry. The film Aki na Ukwa was one of his most successful films, which is also the source of most of his memes.
e0ARL TIL only 16% of millionaires inherited their fortune. 47% made it through business, and 23% got it through paid work.
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