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TIL 90% of workers in Iceland are in a union

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MyXW TIL We have detonated nukes in space and that they produce artificial aurora
LQNDv TIL that on April 1st, 1906, American newspapers ran prank articles reporting that Chicago had been "invaded by hordes of prehistoric monsters dealing death and destruction", illustrated with doctored photos showing dinosaurs attacking the Windy City.
JNY1 TIL there’s a food in China called ‘virgin boy eggs’ which are eggs soaked in the urine of school aged boys.
ZKR4 TIL in 1986 a power plug was developed to standardize European sockets. Brazil adopted this plug to increase compatibility with the European market, in the end they were the only ones to adopt it.
JWB8 TIL Ikea is technically a non-profit organization dedicated to researching interior design and this structure allows it to keep its corporate taxes under 4%