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TIL the tallest candidate wins the majority of US presidential elections

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4ko8o TIL that the Iraqi transport minister caused controversy during an inauguration of an airport by claiming that the world's first airport was built 7,000 years ago in Iraq by ancient Sumerians
nerM7 TIL While Leon Trotsky was returning to Russia after the Communist Revolution he was arrested and detained in Nova Scotia for a month. His revolutionary speeches were so popular that when he was banned from speaking, 500 prisoners signed a petition. The whole cell block cheered when he was released.
yVL58 TIL that, as of 2020, China produces almost a third of the world's plastics at 31%, NAFTA comes in second at 19%, the rest of Asia comes in third at 17% and Europe comes in fourth at 16%.
jNQAn TIL The year that Lord of the Rings author, J.R.R. Tolkien, died is rather unique. He died in 1973, that number may sound familiar: 1 ring to rule them all, 9 rings for men, 7 rings for the dwarves, and 3 rings for the elves!
bm60 TIL: A twin was born 34 min after her brother, but because daylight savings time switched, was actually born 26 min before her brother