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TIL Between 2005 and 2009, Americans’ retirement savings had shrunk by about $2.5 trillion. More than 8.8 million jobs were lost, and roughly 3 million homes had gone into foreclosure.

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X0Yj TIL Monty Python and the Holy Grail was released in Japan as “Monty Python and the Holy Sake Cup”
gMbK4 TIL that Nolan Gould, Luke Dunphy from Modern Family, graduated High School at age 13 having an IQ of 150
Zp7YQ TIL the punctuation following standard measurements, like 5’7”, aren’t quotation marks — they’re primes.
gMRZ7 TIL most of Ringo Starr's art pieces are titled just because he had to give the files containing them names.
GYkVG TIL of a village in northern Japan where it is believed Jesus Christ lived and died. He is said to have fled crucifixion and came to the village where he started a family and died at the age of 106.