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TIL Market Socialism is a type of socialism where a market still exists but the workers own the means of production(factories)

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6EnbJ TIL that Jehovah's Witnesses were banned in Australia
b68BE TIL that Erranatti Mangamma became a mother of two twins at 73 years old and holds the record for having given birth at the highest age
awVK0 TIL that a frog was the mainstream pregnancy test in the 1950s. If a woman’s urine injected into the frog caused it to lay eggs, then the woman was pregnant.
wLXXo TIL when the US Airspace was closed during the 9/11 attacks, passenger planes were forced to land in Gander, Newfoundland. The community hosted 7,000 people until it was safe for them to re-enter America. The town has been awarded a piece of steel from the buildings to commemorate their efforts.
vmAj TIL In exchange for Pepsi products, Russia gave Pepsi 17 submarines, a cruiser, a frigate, and a destroyer. At the time, it was 7th largest submarine fleet in the world.