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TIL: Interest in the United States was limited to 6% in the original 13 States. Beyond that it was considered usury, which was illegal.

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0pQp TIL there is a political party in the Israeli parliament dedicated to environmentalism, the rights of Palestinians, dismantling settlements, social democracy, and the rights of minorities.
mx5bv TIL that a Roman goldsmith may have discovered aluminum metal 1800 years before modern chemists did, but Emperor Tiberius had the discoverer killed in order to ensure the metal would not diminish the value of his own gold and silver assets
4XRON TIL in 1886 two brothers in Tennessee, Alf and Bob Taylor, ran for Governor against each other in a campaign called the War of the Roses. Instead of debates and personal attacks that previous elections saw, they traveled the state together, campaigning, playing fiddles, and playing practical jokes
NPnN TIL There will be a solar eclipse on November 3rd of this year, it will be visible in North and South America, South Europe, and Africa.
VMjkQ TIL that in Germany they have installed these "Stolpersteins" (stumbling blocks), that have the biographical information of the victims of the Nazis. Their intent is to remind people of the victims of their Nazi past in a manner that does not glorify those events.