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TIL that 1835 was the only time in U.S. history when the country was debt free, when Andrew Jackson paid off what he called “the national curse”. It lasted exactly one year.

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Meg5V TIL that despite the 1979 accident at Three Mile Island power plant, one reactor is still producing power and is licensed to operate through the year 2034.
ANLa TIL the five flags planted on the moon cost only $5.50 in the 1960s and have all turned white from bleaching by sunlight
oRJQY TIL The seven-day weekly cycle (Sunday→Monday→Tuesday→Wednesday→Thursday→Friday→Saturday) has remained unbroken since ancient Rome.
j7GE TIL of a potential plan to connect London-to-Moscow-to-New York
wQW6 TIL Autodidacticism or self-education is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions.