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TIL Zippers Are Top Cause of Penile Trauma in US

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Z8nPa TIL that a stunning $12 trillion — almost 40 percent of all foreign direct investment positions globally — is completely artificial; it consists of financial investment passing through empty corporate shells with no real activity.
GY04J TIL The Hawaiian Kingdom sells government bonds similar to US government bonds, but they can only be redeemed after "the United States of America's military occupation of the Hawaiian Islands has come to an end"
V8aG TIL Rutherford B. Hayes was the first US President to oppose the Spoils System of giving federal jobs to political supporters, wanting instead to pick them by merit according to an examination.
gMy4b TIL that Eddie from one hit wonder 'Charles & Eddie' was in a band with Faith No More drummer Mike Bordin and late Metallica bassist Cliff Burton
gLJA TIL Jeffrey Dahmer would taunt prison employees by shaping his food into severed limbs, complete with ketchup to simulate blood