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TIL that up until March 31st 1980 there were anti usury laws capping how high interest rates can go

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R5N6Q TIL that the sawfish, usually seen in cartoons, really do have a sharp cutting snout. While myths about cutting ship hulls are untrue, injuries from the "saw" are a real threat to fishing boat crews. When the animal is caught it intentionally tries to cut humans by using its snout like a sword.
L1PV TIL the “Immortal German Alchemist”, The Count St. Germain was said to never have appeared over the age of 40 in his some 100 year documented activity in Europe and had ties to the Rosicrucians, Knights Templar, Illuminati, Freemasons, and the Order of the Golden Fleece.
pYZ1O TIL that sniffing glue really can get you high. It can also give you brain damage, heart problems, liver damage, lung problems, and kill you in various other ways.
Wk0YL TIL that Andre Geim won the parodistic Ig Nobel Prize in 2000 for his work on using magnetism to levitate a frog. 10 years later, his experiments regarding graphene won him the 2010 Nobel Prize in Physics. This makes him the only ever recipient of both the Ig Nobel and Nobel Prizes.
8aBo4 TIL During World War II, Steinway & Sons airdropped pianos with large parachutes and complete tuning instructions into the battle for the American troops. Called the Victory Vertical or G.I. Steinways, the pianos were to provide a bit of relaxation. The pianos came in olive, blue, and gray drab.