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TIL the Chinese Government claims only ≈200 were killed during the Tiananmen Square protests, though, recent findings indicate over 10,000+ were massacred.

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X01AE TIL an experimental investment portfolio was created comprised of the opposite of Jim Cramer's, host of CNBC's Mad Money, stocks picks. This portfolio has had such a large yield return since its inception in January 2021, that it is considered a novelty investment strategy.
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RGx9 TIL Two US Soldiers were killed by North Korea, while trying to trim down a tree that obscured their view. 3 days later, a task force of 813 troops entered Korea and chopped it down.