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TIL that there were only 45 days separating the events of 9/11/01 and the passing of the US Patriot Act

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xZ4g TIL: Dumb people are too dumb to know they are dumb. Same with unfunny people.
VB5rG TIL that Andrew Carnegie funded an organization to simplify spelling in the English language. Teddy Roosevelt began using the reformed spelling in his official communications and tried to get the federal government to follow suit, but Congress unanimously voted to stop him.
xew5 TIL that half of the worlds richest 1% are Americans. The global middle class (as defined by median income) makes about $1225/year.
PYyGg TIL the Ancient Greeks considered employment (working for hire) to be degrading, "a necessary evil that took time away from leisure, politics, education, and culture, and had little positive value in and of itself."
loBgB TIL of a spider called Bagheera kiplingi who is known for its peculiar diet, which, uniquely for a spider, is mostly herbivorous. No other known spider has such a thoroughly herbivorous diet.