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TIL that in 1832 the US Bank thwarted the government’s plan to pay off the public debt by illegally authorizing European bankers to purchase it, leading Andrew Jackson to fear that “a new era may arise in which the capitalist abroad may have an influence over the destinies of this country.”

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7ryjZ TIL that if the universe had one dimension of space and three dimensions of time instead of the other way around, the speed of light would be the LOWER limit of speed instead of the upper limit. Thus, everything would be made of tachyons - theoretical faster-than-light particles.
jlKN TIL of John Willis, the only white member of Ping On, Boston’s Chinese mafia. He was introduced to the group by a young Asian man he saved. John later learned Chinese, became the boss’ chief bodyguard, and received the nickname “White Devil”. He is currently in a federal prison for drug trafficking.
JY584 TIL Tom Cruise was diagnosed with dyslexia at 6 yrs old and graduated high school as a functional illiterate, relying on his sister for help with schoolwork. He was in movies like Taps and Risky Business before learning to read in 1986 when he became a scientologist, the year Top Gun was released.
QNlR9 TIL that “Confessions Part II” was Jermaine Dupri’s experience with cheating and getting another woman pregnant, and not Usher’s.
yQWyp TIL When Edison was 15 he sold newspapers to the railroads, & saved the Station Master’s 2 yr old son from getting hit by a train.The Station Master repaid Edison by training him as a telegraph operator. Edison was adept and sold a better process to W.Union giving him the $ needed to launch his lab.