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TIL Barter economies never existed. There’s no historical description of such a system—though there is evidence of gift economies.

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a8j8N TIL about Phyllis Wheatley. She was an enslaved woman, and a published poet. She sent Washington a poem, in which she advocated for the equality of all men, regardless of race. He wrote her back and extended an invitation to visit him.
k0d TIL that Adolf Hitler wrote a letter from jail begging a Mercedez-Benz dealership for a car loan. The letter was found at a flea market.
M7wd0 TIL that despite its name, the Bloody Mary cocktail was actually invented in France, not England.
R5rB4 TIL that Berkshire Hathaway has never had a stock split and each share trades at over US$400,000.
6jyw TIL that before his death, Lenin published a testament that stated Stalin should be immediately removed from power as Lenin was “not sure if he can be trusted to use authority with sufficient caution”