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TIL that Cuba has an active maximum wage law, where individuals cannot earn more than 20 U.S. dollars per month

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gMVw4 TIL that many trains have a "sanding system" that allows sand to be strewn onto the tracks in front of the wheels to increase traction during adverse weather.
nWjMW TIL that Hakone-en Aquarium in Kanagawa, southwest of Tokyo, tried to swap out the fish it feeds its penguins for a cheaper alternative, but the penguins essentially went on a hunger strike and refused to eat the bargain bin fish.
gM5pA TIL Diogenes was a philosopher that peed on people he didn't like, loved to annoy Plato at any opportunity he got, and was by far the chillest guy in all of history.
NEL6 TIL there are tribes called ‘Cargo Cults’, who worshipped planes during WW2, believing they were gifts from the gods, and they built their own small airstrips and phoney planes to attract them. Some tribes still exist today.
R7Zkw TIL of the Republic XF-84H, the loudest aircraft ever built. Its engine was audible from 22 miles away, and Edwards Air Force Base was worried the noise would break windows in the control tower. The airplane was not popular at Edwards, and is rumored to have caused several miscarriages.