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TIL that the Government lends money to banks at a .75% interest rate vs students at a 3.75%+ interest rate.

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6EgDm TIL Bhutan is the world's only carbon negative country. The constitution demands at least 60% of the country covered in forest, making it a sink of over four million tonnes of CO2 per year.
6007 TIL not long after John Lennon received his first guitar, his aunt Mimi (his guardian at the time) told him, “The guitar’s all very well, John, but you’ll never make a living out of it.” Three years later, The Beatles formed.
X0jak TIL that Bill Gates, despite being a billionaire, loves washing dishes! He finds it calming and meditative, and makes time to do it himself almost every night.
KYkv6 TIL that among the major character Muppets on Sesame Street, Cookie Monster is the only one with five fingers. The other Muppets have four. (Kermit also has five, but he's not dedicated just to Sesame Street.)
w7mJ TIL Marie Curie Attended a Secret, Underground “Flying University” When Women Were Banned from Polish Universities