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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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97GD TIL despite over 5 million square feet of floor space, the Pentagon in Washington was constructed in such a way that no point in the building is more than a 10 minute walk from any other point in the building.
rNn5d TIL that Jupiter's magnetic field has one big North Pole, and two South Poles, one located directly in the south, and one located in an isolated patch near equator.
x6rEb TIL inanimate objects can win awards like “Hero of Labor” in North Korea.
m1MAE TIL Jim Thorpe was the first Native American to win Olympic gold for the U.S., dominating both the pentathlon and decathlon in 1912. He then went pro in baseball, football, and basketball, and even became the first president of the NFL.
x6rVg TIL There are multiple Mediterranean seas.