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TIL Congress Passed a Law Preventing Congress From Insider Trading After Public Outrage then Quietly Rolled Back the Rules For Themselves with the President Signing It!

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9J5p TIL There is a site where you can watch TV like it was in the 90s, including commercials, trailers, etc.
wo6GP TIL the reason you can never make your homemade chips look restaurant quality is because they add dextrose (corn sugar)
6Eba8 Today I learned that the Royal Navy's Baltic fleet in 1855 consisted of 93 ships.
69GLJ TIL the propellers of single engine aircraft are angled slightly to the right.