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TIL South Dakota holds $2.5 trillion in bank assets—more than any other state.

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J1D7k TIL: In Pokemon, the reason Remoraid (a fish) evolves into Octillery (an octopus) can be understood by their Japanese names: Teppuo (gun fish) and Okutank (octopus tank). It's a revolver evolving into a tank.
b6Dmj TIL that Margaret Thatcher was opposed to the fall of the Berlin Wall and actively tried to stop it
7rnVX TIL that people visiting China are forced to install a piece of malware on their phones that gives all of their text messages as well as other pieces of data to the authorities.
0dM4N TIL of the Pratfall Effect, where highly competent individuals tend to become more likeable after committing mistakes while average-seeming individuals tend to become less likeable even if they commit the same mistakes.
781EM TIL Napoleon, despite being constantly engaged in warfare for 2 decades, exhibited next to no signs of PTSD.