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TIL that humans have been sewing even before the Homo Sapiens!

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80xX TIL the fall of Nokia has decimated Finland’s economy: “By 2000, Nokia accounted for a mindboggling 4% of Finnish GDP, 70% of Helsinki’s stock exchange market capital, 43% of corporate R&D, 21% of total exports and 14% of corporate tax revenues. It was and still is unprecedented.”
NB8e TIL that Britain was at war with Sweden for almost 2 years without ever actually fighting. There were zero causalities and ships traded as usual.
xrRk TIL that microwaving food results in a lower incidence of carcinogenic chemicals than baking or frying, and it does not remove nutrients.
xVo00 TIL that Venus rotates so slowly, you can keep the sunset in the same place and watch sunset forever just by walking.
Y78Zv TIL that Memorial Day is reserved for honoring fallen military personnel while Veterans Day is for celebrating all military veterans, living or dead, who have served the country