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TIL Bank of America has agreed to pay $410 million to settle its part in a class action lawsuit that accuses it and more than two dozen other lenders of manipulating debit transactions in order to charge excessive overdraft fees

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rZeo TIL that South Africa manufactured large quantities of MDMA and deployed it for crowd control during the apartheid era
xVeww TIL the creators of "Parks and Recreation" did research for the show by interviewing actual government officials. One said, "Well, I’m a libertarian, so I don’t really believe in the mission of my job. Yes, I’m aware of the irony." The character of Ron Swanson was born.
R7y74 TIL The Hudson Bay Company sold land comprising about a quarter of the continent to Canada in 1869 for $1.5 million. The inhabiting indigenous peoples were handed over to Canada like "a flock of sheep".
X0L6k TIL that double reed wind instrument players were found to have lower rates of obstructive sleep apnea
pKGe TIL an Army helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War named Hugh Thompson prevented hundreds of civilians at My Lai from being murdered by confronting fellow soldiers and ferrying civilians to safety by helicopter.