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TIL the Federal Reserve is not owned by the government, and that it is owned by private shareholders and banks.

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E1LjP TIL that Ancient Roman concrete was stronger than modern.
nWl5W TIL trash bags were only invented in 1950, so there are plenty of people alive who predate them, and who may have grown up without them.
7xeZ TIL that James Audubon, painter and founder of the conservationist Audubon society, killed every bird he painted.
mprv TIL: CSPAN was created by the cable companies in 1979 as a free public service for all. Anyone could watch live our Congress doing their jobs. Now? C-SPAN requires verification of a cable or satellite subscription but hopes someday they can be free to the general public again.
epAoE TIL Dutch sailors were responsible for the extinction of the dodo, They hunted the dodo for food and sport, introduced invasive predators like rats and cats that ate the dodo eggs and chicks, and destroyed the dodo’s habitat by deforestation and farming.