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TIL a person traded his way from a red paperclip to a house in fourteen transactions.

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WkGwA TIL about United States of Greater Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand plan for federalization of his empire
OGYV4 TIL of the Oriflamme. It was the battle standard of the King of France during the Middle Ages. When raised during battle, no prisoners were to be taken until it was lowered
XENx6 TIL that in the USSR, when foreign music was banned, bootleg records were made on old x-rays pulled from medical trash. These were called "ribs" and "bone records".
JYRev TIL that President Truman's decision to relieve Gen. Douglas MacArthur in 1951 may have been decisive in preventing the outbreak of a global nuclear conflict.
l7vkr TIL the name Cletus comes from the Ancient Greek name Anacletus, meaning “illustrious” or “invoked.” Famously, a pope in the 1st century AD took the name Anacletus, and served as Pope for over a decade.