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TIL Dubai did not grow so quickly from oil, but grew mainly from tourism, trading and banking.

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R74P7 TIL of Vicente Guerrero, who was the 2nd president of Mexico, and the first Mexican president of African decent. One of his first acts was the immediate abolition of slavery on September 16, 1829.
kJAw5 TIL that the maximum flying speed by an aircraft was reached on October 3, 1967 when the military jet North American X-15 set a speed record of 4,520 miles per hour.
o4rL TIL that if you are pregnant and 35 or older it is called a “geriatric pregnancy”
awrW0 TIL that all astronauts have to learn Russian as all the crews are delivered to the International Space Station by a Russian Ship.
bLD4 TIL Refrigerators have magnetic doors largely because many children suffocated to death in refrigerators with locks.