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TIL despite the ongoing Arab Boycott of Israel since 1948, Israel has achieved a higher GDP than all of the participants except for the oil rich Kuwait and Qatar, and the participants stand to lose $30 billion from not trading with Israel by 2020.

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Me6p0 TIL Lake Baikal contains ~23% out of the whole of Earth's fresh surface water
VWb8 TIL: Sabrina Erdely (the lady who wrote the Rolling Stone UVA Rape hoax) wrote a story for Rolling Stone in 2011 about a boy who was raped by 2 priests and a school teacher. All 3 were sent to jail. Turns out the story was also false.
rRjLM TIL that the Aunt Bessie's factory in Hull produces 900 million Yorkshire puddings every year; in the run-up to Christmas alone, 110 million Yorkshire puddings are produced
GYaej TIL: Queen's university's Medical School banned black medical students in 1918 and did not consider black applicants until 1965. The ban, however, was not officially removed until 2018.
PgGw TIL at the start of the Civil War, General Robert E. Lee said “I look upon secession as anarchy…but how can I draw my sword upon Virginia, my native State?”