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TIL the Federal Reserve Bank isn’t a part of the USA government, but is a private, for-profit corporation. With a monopoly on our money.

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wokLY Today I learned the Flying Dutchman in SpongeBob is played by Bill Murray’s older brother, Brian Doyle-Murray
Xa96 TIL coffee loses caffeine as it roasted, so a dark, “bold” cup of coffee actually has less caffeine than a lighter roast.
neZRd TIL Daniel Berrigan— an anti-war priest wanted by the FBI for raiding a draft office & burning draft cards as part of the “Catonsville Nine” in 1968— emerged from hiding at a Cornell University rally, gave a speech, & was smuggled offstage inside of a large puppet. He evaded capture for 4 months.
0dr8j TIL people are still learning Manchu language (used by the Chinese Qing empire) to study ancient Qing texts in Taiwan (but Manchus now speak Mandarin Chinese, and FYI the Chinese most people in the world now learn is a Manchu accent Chinese)
XEOQE TIL Gene Wilder did not tell the public about his Alzheimer's diagnosis, because, "He simply couldn’t bear the idea of one less smile in the world."