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TIL that poor people are more generous than the wealthy

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JyYQ TIL in 1992 a South Carolina man tied his wife’s hands and feet with rope, covered her mouth and eyes with duct tape, turned on a video camera, and raped her. At his trial, the man testified, “No, I didn’t rape my wife. How can you rape your own wife?” The jury took less than an hour to acquit him
4X116 TIL after conquering China, by 1241 the Mongols were expanding their empire to the west, using Chinese rockets (self-propelled flying bombs) in battles across Eastern Europe. And with them came secret of black powder - the recipe was first written down around 1250 by English scholar Roger Bacon.
vPNRj TIL that the video game manufacturer Nintendo is almost as old as Coca-Cola. Both companies were established in the 1880's. Back then, Nintendo would produce handmade playing cards.
kJl61 TIL that in his will, George Washington left directions to emancipate all of the enslaved people that he owned after the death of Martha Washington. On January 1, 1801, all of the enslaved people he owned were freed. The Emancipation Proclamation was put into act on January 1, 1863, 62 years later.
VBwBB TIL The New York Post was founded by Alexander Hamilton following the election of Thomas Jefferson a president. Hamilton wanted a newspaper that shared his political views.