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TIL All new FBI agents are required to visit the Holocaust Memorial Museum

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XEZEQ TIL about Victoria Woodhull, the traveling psychic that gave American tycoon Cornelius Vanderbilt advice on investing in the gold market. Following her advice, Vanderbilt made a profit of $1.3 million, withdrawing just before the gold market crash of Black Friday on September 24, 1869.
AD7Gd TIL Enimem missed his 2003 Academy for Best Original Song as he was was sleeping that night, believing he wouldn't win.
lolr7 TIL that after Bush Jr. put tariffs on steel imports, what some accused of being a political stunt to get votes from the Rust Belt, the EU threatened to tariff oranges and motorbikes which are big industries in key swing states. Bush responded by dropping the steel tariffs.
VxaZ TIL Newcastle Brown Ale was awarded Geographical Protection by the EU in 2004 to ensure it could only be brewed in Newcastle, they later decided to move the Brewery to Gateshead but were told they would have to remove “Newcastle” from the brand name. They then had to get their own protection revoked
6naQ TIL the Replicants from Blade Runner were born from Jan 8, 2016 to April 10, 2017. So all but Leon would be alive right now.