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TIL prostitution is legal in Australia

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LkMd0 TIL after his bomber was hit, RAF gunner Nicholas Alkemade decided to jump from 18,000 feet without a parachute, just moments before his bomber blew up. He landed on top of a snow cover and survived with only a twisted knee. The Germans were so impressed they certified the story as being authentic.
YpEmv TIL that the most expensive liquid is horse semen worth up to $4.7 million per gallon
M790 TIL Fox news gets 93% of climate change facts wrong. WSJ fails as well with 81% of facts wrong.
4Yr5 TIL that the French ensign (French flag flown at sea) is not equally proportioned in its sections (30:33:37) because it was intended to look equal only when moving
1YZP TIL the Opposite of a ‘Vicious Cycle’ is called a 'Virtuous Cycle.’ It is used to describe When Positive events or changes cause more and more positive events in a cascading effect.