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TIL that VISA obtained a patent in November 2019 to convert US money into a digital currency controlled by central bank

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yQeNX TIL Mill workers in Manchester, England refused to touch slave-picked cotton during the US Civil War. Lincoln wrote a letter of thanks, and relief shipments were sent to the workers. Today, a statue of Lincoln stands in Manchester's Lincoln Square
kJWNd TIL Texas didn’t have safety regulations on natural gas until after a school blew up and killed hundreds of children. Nobody was held accountable, but they passed strict regulations afterwards. It was so bad that even Hitler sent a letter of condolence.
rOP0 TIL when Frank Sinatra, age 50, Married Mia Farrow, age 20, Dean Martin laughed and said: “Mia Farrow? I’ve got Scotch older than that girl!”
kJw0E TIL that Milton Hershey was booked on the ill-fated maiden voyage of the Titanic, but had a change of plans for business reasons and, instead, traveled on the German liner Amerika, which had an earlier departure date.
7rOA7 TIL That car manufacturers adapted the WWI "Dazzle" camouflage technique that was used on ships, for their cars. They regularly use it to hide the finer details of prototype vehicles.