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TIL: Only two companies have a higher credit rating than the US Government, Microsoft and Johnson&Johnson

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dDZdj TIL that Buridan's ass is a philosophical paradox about a donkey that is equally hungry and thirsty, standing midway between a bale of hay and a bucket of water. The donkey is unable to make any rational decision between the two, and thus, it dies of both hunger and thirst.
gxeW TIL: 1917 Battle of Messines, the British exploded 990,000 lbs of explosives in mines under German lines, the explosion was reportedly heard in Dublin 700km away
0JQy TIL a sect of judaism, Neturei Karta opposes Zionism and calls for a peaceful dismantling of the State of Israel, in the belief that Jews are forbidden to have their own state until the coming of the Jewish Messiah.
15KD TIL Almost 700 Hours of recorded interviews of former Black slaves are publicly online available at the Library of Congress. They sing songs and discuss their feelings on slavery, freedom, their families and slavemasters.
x6OWD TIL Benjamin Franklin, fascinated by compounding interest, left $2,000 in 1789 to Boston and Philly to loan to young artisans and grow for 200 years. Mismanagement diverted his vision, but the funds reached $6.5M by 1991, supporting public projects and showing the power—and challenges—of compounding