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TIL someone who owns and runs a restaurant is a ‘restaurateur’ (no N), not a 'restauranteur’.

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gr0wX TIL that wood pipes were used in Europe and the US to transport water underground.
RKJl TIL when US imposed sanctions against Russia’s space program the Russian Deputy Prime Minister tweeted “After reviewing the sanctions against our space industry, I suggest that the United States deliver their astronauts to the ISS using a trampoline”
4X0Xa TIL about the “Great Compression”, a period after WWII where economic inequality decreased and economic prosperity increased in the US.
Lpbv TIL that experimental band The Flaming Lips recorded a 24 hour long song called “7 Skies H3” As well, the only version available for purchase is a $5000 hard drive copy of the song encased in a real human skull.
DEKP TIL Spaceballs budget($22,700,000) was over twice Star Wars ($11,000,000)