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TIL The last time it took more than one ballot to elect the Speaker of the House was 100yrs ago in 1923.

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XEygE TIL that doctors have been able to cure methanol poisoning by having the patient just keep drinking beers until the methanol has left their body through urination and respiration
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Bv7y TIL The Glass-Steagall Act of 1933, prevented commercial banks from trading securities with their clients’ deposits. The act eventually repealed during the Clinton Administration with the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 which in turn caused the 2008 financial crisis
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