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VM64k TIL Newton dumped his South Sea shares, pocketing a 100% profit totaling £7,000. But just months later, swept up in the wild enthusiasm of the market, Newton jumped back in at a much higher price — and lost £20,000 (or more than $3 million in [2002-2003's] money.
vPme8 TIL a quasi moon of Venus was named after a misprint on a child's astronomy poster
m1lry TIL about Jal Mahal, a palace built in 1699 in the middle of Man Sagar Lake. When the lake is full, four of the five floors of the red sandstone building become submerged. A 1.5 billion rupee project to restore the area is considered one of the largest and most unique in India.
0wgrL TIL about Harry Wilhelm, an unemployed veteran who memorized the entire US Constitution during the Great Depression. Rep. Sol Bloom bet he couldn't recite it perfectly. When Wilhelm proved him wrong, Bloom immediately gave him a job.
9wybm TIL: Orcas live in matrilineal families