› added 1 month ago

8

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

Read more federalreservehistory.org

via reddit.com

WkoE9 TIL At a prison facility in Nuuk, Greenland some inmates reportedly hold the keys to their own cells (to afford them privacy), and others may leave the premises during the day to go to work or school. Perhaps surprisingly, inmates are even allowed to go hunting with rifles to shoot birds and seals.
WGZd TIL Swedish millionaire Johan Eliasch purchased 400,000 acres of the Amazon Rainforest from a logging company for $14,000,000 for the sole purpose of its preservation.
XgJj TIL That there have been nine different studies on DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) and all agree that the program does nothing or worsens the problem
8AJL TIL that many incredients in lip balms – phenol, camphor, eucalyptus, menthol, peppermint and spearmint – are skin irritants or drying agents, which provide short term relief but end up making your lips worse in the long run, thus encouraging you to use more lip balm.
mxxwx TIL People can keep their amputated limbs. A woman requested to keep her leg before being amputated due to cancer. Now she and her leg travel the world, posting photos of their adventures on Instagram.