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TIL that pricetags are a recent concept invented by the Quakers who believed it was morally wrong to charge different prices to different customers for the same product

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Z8A8B TIL the metropolitan areas of New York City, Los Angeles and Miami contain nearly a quarter of the world's Jews.
BrLkd TIL A denarius is an ancient Roman coin made of silver and a common day's pay for unskilled labor was equal to one denarius. Over its approximate 400 years of being issued, the denarius lost much of his purchasing power due to inflation
d8Oor TIL The New York Times was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography, with the first color photograph on the front page appearing on October 16, 1997.
DK7P TIL the Pythagorean cup is a drinking cup that forces you to drink in moderation
Ep6p TIL that according to a joint study conducted by Northwestern and Princeton Universities, the United States is not a democracy, but is officially an oligarchy.