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TIL The textbook industry is considered a “broken market” by economists and it has little internal competition

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QNxoM TIL the 1900 election divided the American Anti-Imperialist League because while its endorsed candidate, William Jennings Bryan, supported anti-imperialism, he also supported free silver, which alienated supporters of the gold standard within the organization
e0YD5 TIL the voice recordings of "A Charlie Brown Christmas," were completed in one day. The sophisticated dialogue meant phrases such as "eastern syndicate," were difficult for the young child actors to pronounce. Jefferson Airplane was recording next door and came over to get the children's autographs.
EBop TIL Charles Boycott, an English land agent, was so hated by the community he became a verb.
E1Ywp TIL that Dr. Seuss pronounced his name so that it rhymes with "voice".
O7g6 TIL that experiences you have throughout your life, leave chemical markers on your DNA; essentially ingraining superficial experiences into your descendants.