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TIL the oldest bank account in the world belongs to Uthman Ibn Affan from 1400 years ago

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VBEOk TIL pink was the colour for boys in the early 20th century
nnjY TIL that black olives sold in cans are actually green olives that are treated with chemicals such as iron salt to oxidize and turn black and look ‘more attractive’.
5VJyp TIL that 21 out of the last 31 U.S. elections, the tallest person was elected President.
x660b TIL about Chesterton's Fence, i.e. the principle that you should not make reforms to a system without first understanding the current state of affairs present in that system.
OGj8e TIL in the 52 BCE Battle of Alesia, Julius Caesar’s troops built 25 miles of earthen walls in a few weeks, including spiked trenches, hidden pits, water-filled moats, wooden walls, stakes with iron hooks, and hundreds of lookout towers. The Gauls lost 290,000 troops, to Caesar’s 12,800 casualties.