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TIL of Haym Saloman, the man who financed the American Revolution. He was set to become the richest man in the country, but as the money owed to him was never repaid, he died penniless at the age of 44.

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BdAe TIL that in 1917 idiots were prohibited to enter the US.
LQjQZ TIL that three Leicester City players including the son of its former manager created a scandal that involved taping an orgy in Bangkok with local prostitutes before the seasons' start. The replacement manager then went on to win the Premier League as extreme underdogs at 5000/1 odds.
b6J7Z TIL about Clochafarmor, a standing stone in Ireland. where the wounded hero Cú Chulainn is said to have tied himself to to the stone in order to remain upright to fight his enemies until his death.
4kn46 TIL of Kathryn Lawes, the "Mother of Sing Sing" - She was a warden's wife and lived with her children in a facility at the infamous prison. She was so much beloved by the inmates — to the point that they all called her “Mother”
oBlBL TIL that Hong Kong is not the only ex-British colony in China. Weihai (formerly Weiheiwei/Port Edward) was also once an ex-British colony in China from 1898 - 1930