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TIL that the Incans, despite having a large empire, had no currency and no merchant class; citizens paid the government with labor and received necessities in return

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rNVn1 TIL of Matthew Beard (Stymie Beard from the Little Rascals aka Our Gang) had 13 brothers and sisters. Because his paycheck helped the family to survive, his parents allowed him to rename one of his younger brothers. His parents subsequently allowed him to name his other siblings as they were born
0wbNL TIL Takijiro Onishi, Father Of The Kamikaze, Committed Seppuku To Atone For The Pilots He Helped To Kill
JYKkQ TIL according to a Kyoto University team, dogs can recognize a bad person & negatively evaluate people who refuse to help their owners.
9YRXD TIL Isaac Asimov was an on-again, off- again member of MENSA. He drifted in and out of active membership due to some unpleasant members who were "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs,"
OG8Na TIL: Julia Agripppina of Rome was the mother of Nero and orchestrated his rise to power through poison and politics. However, she lost her influence over him and he forced her out of the palace, stripped her powers and bodyguards, sent people to annoy her, and in 3 different accounts, killed her.