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TIL Principles by Ray Dalio

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rRpGe TIL that in 1978, the Supreme Court ruled that credit card companies did not have to abide by state interest rate caps. It allowed them to relocate to states without rate caps and issue credit cards across the nation with whatever rate they wanted.
Xvok TIL the mongols tried invading Japan twice with massive naval fleets and on both occasions were devastated by a typhoon
wLkv1 TIL about Hisashi Ouchi. He was exposed to more radiation than anybody in history, and and then his skinless, skeletal body was kept alive by doctors for an agonizing 83 days against his wishes
9YDmB TIL that in 2013 the Taliban denounced The Daily Beast for false reporting and violation of the basic rules of journalism because of an article that said they were seeking peace in Afghanistan.
kO7p7 TIL that there's a suicide method called "Suicide by Cop", in which a suicidal individual deliberately behaves in a threatening manner with intent to provoke a lethal response from a public safety or law enforcement officer.