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TIL of Robert Morris, signer of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution - he "financed the final years" of the American Revolution," turned down an appointment as first Treasury Secretary and recommended Alexander Hamilton, and subsequently served time in debtors' prison.

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vow4 TIL of Jack the Stripper, Britain’s third most prolific serial killer, who has never been caught and undressed all of his victims after asphyxiating them
LQbBZ TIL the steam engine, the wind turbine, and the vending machine were invented 2000 years ago by a Greek engineer named Hero
Q9ek TIL a study showed the brain’s pain receptors activate when we see high prices, but using credit cards instead of cash effectively anesthetizes the pain of paying.
jNR0v Today I learned poison dart frogs make great pets. So long as they are bred in captivity (so as not to diminish population) They get their poison from their diet in the wild so they are harmless in captivity and can live over a decade!
xaXo TIL there was a British man who made millions selling $5 potato peelers on the streets in NYC for 16 years. He died the day after he was granted U.S. citizenship.