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TIL that the idea that the federal government can regulate almost any business was established in a 1942 Supreme Court case. Since a farmer could theoretically sell produce over state lines, the US government had the authority to control what he could grow.

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kJAaB TIL in 2013, Zimbabwe's government account held only 217 dollars, due to the massive 231,000,000% inflation devaluing any reserves
YVZ7 TIL: When men and women work a 4-39hr a week job, women out-earn men (table 5, page 27).
6w58 TIL one of the reasons Japanese culture is often seen as bizarre in the Western World is because Japan is only one of five countries to never be colonized by Europe.
yAXa TIL When the First iPod was Presented to Steve Jobs he Dropped it in an Aquarium and used the Air Bubbles to Prove there was Empty Space and it Could be Made Smaller.
jdnQ TIL that pencils are yellow because, in the 1890’s, the world’s best pencil graphite came from China. In China, the color yellow is associated with royalty, so American pencil manufacturers started painting their pencils yellow to indicate they contained high-quality Chinese graphite.