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TIL of the existance of a group called "The Foundation to Decrease Worldsuck" who exists solely for the purpose of raising funds to be donated to other non-profit organizations.

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R7Yj8 TIL the phrase "I have a bridge to sell you" comes from the exploits of George C. Parker, a comically skilled con man who was infamous for "selling" the Brooklyn Bridge and other scams with great success.
9YdaG TIL Woodrow Wilson is the only U.S. president to have a doctorate degree, technically allowing him the title “Dr. President”
QJdLM TIL one of the causes of American War of Independence was the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited non-Native settlement west of the Appalachians
QNMdL TIL that in 2012 pirates mistook a Spanish warship for a cargo ship and attempted to board it.
ddyr TIL Aaron Greenspan, a tech wizard who shared the same dorm with Mark Zuckerberg, built a Facebook-y site long before Facebook was built, but was (allegedly) given no credit when he claims (with documented proof) that Zuckerberg took inspiration from and copied off his product to build Facebook.