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TIL The CFPB found that 61 percent of bank profits from consumer checking accounts come from overdraft and insufficient funds fees

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E1kwW Til in the USA caviar was once so cheap it was served as a free side order with a beer
KYdd6 TIL Margaret of Provence, queen consort of France, was the only woman to ever lead a crusade, when her husband was captured and she was in charge of his army and the negotiations to rescue him.
loOgG TIL That during the English Civil war in 1649, a Loyalist officer Arthur Aston was beaten to death with his own wooden leg by Parliamentarian soldiers. They believed it held gold coins.
D18Pg TIL about the Cloud Act that enables Intelligence Offices to obtain any data from all US based social network
rNyZ4 TIL (Actually at least yesterday) about obelisks, which form their own distinct phylogenetic group and whose genetic code doesn't share features with any other life form