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TIL China has the world's biggest deep sea fishing fleet that strip mines the world's oceans. The Chinese government heavily subsidises the fleet. China accounts for a third of world consumption. The seas around China have virtually no fish left but the commercial fishing fleet is still huge.

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WOX9 TIL The SR-71 was made of titanium purchased from the Soviet Union through third world countries as they were the only supplier large enough. The SR-71 was used to spy on the Soviet Union for the rest of the cold war.
69Y5J TIL: about a concept called Traffic calming - a set of design strategies and measures used to reduce vehicle speeds and improve safety on streets.
GOp5 TIL Sweden’s tourist association has create a “Call a Swede” phone number which is assigned to random de facto ‘ambassadors’ with no training or expectations. The goal is to provide an unfiltered view of Swedish life.
8eKJ4 TIL there's a radiation-eating fungus growing in the abandoned vats of Chernobyl
4kKKX TIL that there is a period in the history of Medieval Rome that is known as the Pornocracy or the Rule of the Harlots