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TIL U.S. bridges and roads are being built by Chinese firms not American because it’s “faster and cheaper”.

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wno7 TIL the only coup in US history occured in North Carolina in 1898. A mob of white supremacists armed with rifles and pistols marched on City Hall in Wilmington and overthrew the local government, forcing both black and white officials to resign. The leader of the mob was later elected as mayor.
rWbM TIL Young Benjamin Franklin was a street performer, composing songs, poetry, and prose about current events which he would perform in public and sell in printed form. His father convinced him to stop because of the stigma of buskers, which later contributed to his support of free speech.
epmJk TIL Timothy Olyphant is a direct descendant of Cornelius Vanderbilt, a business magnate in the 1800s credited as being one of the wealthiest Americans to ever live.
poxN TIL in 1997 the founder and chief editor of Vegetarian Times magazine, Paul Obis, shocked readers by suddenly resigning saying “Twenty two years of tofu is a lot of time” and “I want to go to Wrigley Field and have a hot dog”.
epBlg TIL Warren Buffet bet 1 million dollars in 2008, that his passive investment strategy will win with a big hedge funds over the next 10 years. By 2017, his portfolio went up by 85%, while his opponent lost with only 22% made