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NoOP TIL the Federal Reserve Bank isn’t a part of the USA government, but is a private, for-profit corporation. With a monopoly on our money.
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OajX TIL Steven Russell walked out of a Texas jail 4 different times without holding any hostages or brandishing any weapon, is serving 119 years just for those escapes (144 years total) and is under solitary confinement 23 hours a day.
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Oo894 TIL the much of the NYC subway system's control signals are still based on hundred year old technology. When parts fail, they must be scavenged from scrapped parts or custom made at great expense.