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TIL Sweden is so good at recycling that it has to import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs

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gMlV4 TIL that Johnny Cash reignited his career in the 90’s due to his fondness (and rift it caused with his older, evangelical audience at the time) of a late 80’s British tribute album of his songs made by Indie/Punk musicians to raise money for AIDS awareness
R0X6 TIL that it was illegal for women to wear pants in Paris until they lifted the ban SIX MONTHS ago
nejK7 TIL Ben Franklin wrote a letter listing the benefits of having sex with older women. Including it takes longer for the vagina to age and that "they are so grateful"!
5YV1Q TIL that part of the reason fighter pilots usually don't pass out under intense G-forces is because of their G-suit. Under intense force, the suit squeezes the legs extremely hard to prevent as much blood as possible from leaving the head, allowing some pilots to go up to 9 g's without passing out
pY8RQ TIL morning exercise Radio Taiso was brought to Japan from America and is now broadcast daily across Japan