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TIL TESLA is the only car manufacturer in the US whose workforce is not represented by a union

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awgp9 TIL I learned that South Korea's GDP per Capita in 1960 was $79, and received aid from many African nations because it was so poor. It is now the 12th biggest economy in the world
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