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TIL that in 1895, J.P. Morgan & Co. supplied the United States government with $62 million in gold to float a bond issue and restore the treasury surplus of $100 million.

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6eRW TIL that while filming “The Passion of the Christ” Jim Caviezel, the actor that played Jesus, was struck by lightning along with the assistant director, who was struck twice
4V0g TIL that in 1998, Bill Gates earned $1 million per hour (and almost $300 per second).
8AnP TIL that in Turkish, the bird we call a Turkey is called “Hindi” (“from India”). In India, it’s called “Peru.” In Arabic, the bird is called “Greek chicken”; in Greek it’s called “French chicken”; and in French it’s called “Indian chicken.” The bird is indigenous to none of these places.
mxvoy TIL why firefighters respond to all kinds of emergencies, not just fires/wrecks. Fires were the start, but they now do incidents like medical, water, hazmat, people trapped, etc. They grew to meet more safety needs & are trained for as many situations as possible so they can be first responders.
1aXaD TIL that after bitter flavoring was required to be added to antifreeze to prevent children and animals from accidentally drinking it, the bittering had no effect and there was no reduction in poisonings.