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TIL: US government made a lot of money from bailing out big banks in 2008. As of 2018, Fannie Mae has paid $176 billion in dividends to the Treasury Department, while Freddie Mac has paid $117 billion.

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88V8 TIL that the guy that made John 3:16 famous on TV ended up in prison for taking a maid hostage proclaiming the end of the world.
P1KGn TIL In the 1960s, Washington D.C.'s poor areas were plagued by severe rat problems until Julius Hobson began catching them by trapping enormous rats, and attaching the cage to his car’s roof and drove to affluent districts where he warned of setting the rodents free, spurring rat control measures.
OY4 TIL its NOT ACTUALLY LEGAL TO GROW UP TO 25 PLANTS IN ALASKA
R7oda TIL The song "Midnight Special" is about a steam locomotive that used to pass the Louisiana State Prison and its light would shine into the cells. Prisoners developed a superstition that having the light shine on you would bring fortune and freedom.
grVrb TIL that barrels placed on roof tops, as seen in old West photos, serve as a fire suppression.