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TIL of Nick Leeson, a broker who single-handedly bankrupted the UK's oldest merchant bank after losing almost £850 million on the stock market.

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Er9o TIL “Graham’s Number” is so large that according to mathematicians, in theory, storing the ginormous number in one’s head could create a black hole
0dZyN TIL in 1997 construction crews discovered the grave of a Tim Cratchit, son of Bob Cratchit, who had a metal frame to support his leg.
pY794 TIL Guinea’s are still used in the sale of race horses. Each Guinea is represented as £1.05 with the 5p denoting the auctioneers commission.
e0VQ5 TIL just about every product we buy and use has been gobbled up by one of about 10 megacorporations
awpd0 TIL that, when asked to investigate the space shuttle Challenger disaster, Richard Feynman wrote a very critical report about NASA's safety policy concluding: "For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for nature cannot be fooled."