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TIL the only reason the penny is still around is because of the powerful Big Zinc lobby

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b9Mda TIL the Mormon Church maintains a $100 billion investment fund meant for religious, education, and charitable purposes, exceeding the combined net worths of the world's largest university endowment (Harvard University) and the world's largest philanthropic foundation (Gates Foundation)
VMZEG TIL the term "Caucasian" was first used for skull traits, not skin color. Caucasian populations were thus not exclusively "white," but ranged in complexion from white-skinned to dark brown.
9w5xQ TIL that the first model Solar car was invented by a man named William G. Cobb and it was first displayed in 1955.
DQeV TIL that the only US Supreme Court Justice to ever have been impeached, Samuel Chase, was impeached on the grounds that his political views were allegedly affecting his court rulings.
YleB TIL: In 1992, a UK regulation required dance clubs to provide free water and chill-out rooms in response to a number of Ecstasy-related injuries and deaths