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TIL "Biosphere 2" was a closed ecological system which produced food sufficiency for the seven human inhabitants

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e08dk TIL that during World War 2, the US implemented a nationwide "Victory Speed Limit" of 35 mph to conserve gasoline and rubber for the war effort.
XdZr TIL “Esprit d'escalier” (literally, staircase wit) is a French term used in English to denote the tendency to think of a witty reply when it is too late, for example when taking the stairs on leaving the scene of a confrontation.
Y7MyG TIL Until the Equal Credit Opportunity Act of 1974, it was nearly impossible for a single woman to get a credit card without a male cosigner.
j679a TIL that the original iPhone that Steve Jobs presented on stage in January 9, 2007 was a buggy, barely functioning prototype and that the device was finalised just weeks before retail release.
RR18 TIL, there is a book called “The Hipster Huckleberry Finn” where it replaces all use of the n-word with hipster.