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TIL The US Federal Reserve is privately owned

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YdEW TIL “The Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd holds the record for the longest time an Album has been in the Billboard 200 Charts with a total of 923 weeks, which is almost 18 years.
5bkD TIL, The ammount of Vermouth in a martini has gone from a 2:1 ratio to so little it has been quoted, “A perfect Martini should be made by filling a glass with gin, then waving it in the general direction of Italy,” Italy being a major producer of vermouth.
KY1Q TIL that Greco-Roman wrestling was invented by a french soldier, and named Greco-Roman to make people think it was the sport practiced in the classic civilizations.
VkVp TIL There is a Polish celebration on Easter Monday that involves boys throwing water on girls and spanking them with pussywillows
7yZ7 TIL there is a Christian cult in China that tortures former members for leaving and killed a woman for refusing to join