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nWLVW TIL that the total value of all the gold owned in the world is only slightly less than the total value of all stocks ($18 trillion vs $22 trillion, respectively)
kJk6B TIL of US Congressman Francis E. Walter, who during WW2 decided to present President Roosevelt with a letter-opener made from a bone in the arm of a Japanese soldier
K4v9 TIL The Fairness Doctrine, a law until 1987, stated that broadcasters must give multiple perspectives to important issues. Since 1987, figures of all political persuasions - Limbaugh, Maddow, O'Reilly, Olberman - have risen in popularity.
b6Rdj TIL when Freud developed the concepts of the id, ego, and superego in psychology, the original German words he used literally meant "The it, I, and over-I". Id, ego, and superego were the words chosen by English translators
QJYrM TIL of Emmanuel Nwude, a Nigerian scammer who managed to sell a fake airport to a Brazilian bank for $242 million between 1995 and 1998.