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TIL Goldman Sachs made big money helping to falsify Greece’s EU application, hiding massive amounts of debt. They then used that inside information to bet AGAINST Greek bonds, and made a killing.

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yQaxl TIL that no Major League Baseball player has ever worn the number 86 or 89. Every other number between 0-99 has been worn by at least one player
XEBND TIL Lice were so prevalent during the middle ages that delousing became a social activity. People would sit down and have a chat or gossip while removing eachother's lice.
d8AoZ TIL Prince's label had to send floppy discs with a special font on it to the media after changing his name to a symbol, so they could type it.
vmlK TIL strangling and choking are not the same thing. Strangling cuts off blood flow through the neck, while choking cuts off air flow.
G8Ej TIL Horatio G. Spafford wrote the famous hymn “It is Well With My Soul” after hearing that his four daughters had died on a ship collision. This was two years after his only son died to pneumonia and his entire business was destroyed by the Chicago fire.