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TIL that only 9 US Presidents to date were not millionaires
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TIL that agriculture workers in the U.S. face a variety of mental health issues, including a nearly-doubled chance of suicide compared to the general working population.
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TIL: $15 trillion in assets, which is 7% of the world’s financial assets owned by only only 30,000 investors, is controlled by a one computer named “Aladdin”
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TIL In 2008, it was estimated that there were 4,000 weekly incidents of fare evasion on New York's B46 bus route. In 2014 the MTA ranked it as "the most dangerous and crime-ridden bus route"
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TIL "Puce" is French for "flea" and represents the dark reddish stain left when a blood-gorged flea is crushed against linen. It was a favorite color of Marie Antoinette.
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TIL the lead singer of Toto, Joseph Williams, was the writer of the original English lyrics for the song performed by Jabba the Hutt’s palace band in the original 1983 release of “Return of the Jedi,” which was scored and conducted by his father John Williams.