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TIL that VISA and MasterCard both started as not-for-profits and only turned in for-profits in 2006-2008

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p8e0Q TIL that First Nations Francis "Peggy" Pegahmagabow, the most effective sniper of WWI, volunteered for service despite the Canada government's exclusion of Aboriginal people in the army. With a kill record of 378, Peggy once ran into No-Mans Land to retrieve ammo when his company ran out.
v1pgr TIL about Limerence, a state of romantic obsession found in those with low levels of serotonin
j9RM TIL the marble masterpiece “Sleeping Hermaphroditus” was unearthed ~1608 after being buried for centuries. In 1620, 22-yr-old phenom Gian Lorenzo Bernini carved the marble mattress on which s/he lies today that’s so strikingly realistic visitors are compelled to give it a testing prod.
rYGo TIL During his burglary career, Malcolm X once played Russian roulette, pulling the trigger three times in a row to convince his partners in crime that he was not afraid to die.
ep0ZD TIL the mineral Lime will glow white after being heated, and that’s the reason for the term “In the limelight”