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TIL Financial Hero—Businessman and broker Haym Solomon was responsible for raising most of the money needed to finance the American Revolution and later to save the new nation from collapse.

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vj0R TIL that the Iranian rules for stoning adulterers to death call for women to be buried up to their chest and men to be buried up to their waist. Using large stones is not allowed because they could bring death too quickly.
b6Y57 TIL South Korea has been in the process of changing Capital city from Seoul to newly built Sejong since 2007. The construction of the city is expected to be completed in 2030.
OGOB1 TIL that the United Kingdom, the nation that invented the first tanks during WWI, was seriously considering retiring its entire main battle tank fleet as of 2020.
VNJZ TIL the “Grandpa Gang,” a group of men the oldest being 76, committed the biggest bank robbery in English history. After climbing down an elevator shaft and drilling through a concrete wall they stole more than $200 million in cash and jewels.
QNr5E TIL that Ethiopia has a unique calendar which is 7-8 years behind the rest of the world. The current year in Ethiopia is 2017.