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TIL MIT Predicts That World Economy Will Collapse By 2030

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MMAK TIL there is a $5 fine at the flight school Top Gun for any staff member who references the movie.
4k0xg TIL that the youngest person ever elected to the U.S. Congress was William Charles Cole Claiborne, who served at just 22 years old. Despite the constitutional requirement that representatives be at least 25 years old, his election was allowed due to his exceptional qualifications and popularity.
69Q57 TIL a BBC study found that socks improve ability to orgasm by 30 percent
67XY TIL that a kidnapped Ethiopian girl was rescued by caring, protective lions.
P18Yn TIL Mainland Europe is in the middle of a years long drought. Major rivers are drying up, reservoirs in France and Italy are about 50% lower than they should be. Longest river in Italy, the Po, is 60% below its normal levels, and there is less than half of the expected snow on the Alps.