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TIL Australia hasn’t had a recession in almost 25 years.

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neEar TIL The gavel used by the UN President is called "Thor's gavel" as it was gifted to the UN by Iceland's first permanent UN representative Thor Thors
E1N4x TIL an aerodynamic wind tunnel was installed at the base of the Eiffel tower in 1909. The tunnel was used to carryout out thousands of tests, including those on Wright Brothers airplanes and Porsche automobiles. The tower had a laboratory used by scientists to study meteorology, physiology.
gW99 TIL that Andrew Jackson was the only U.S. President to have had the national debt fully paid, but it only lasted for one year
nbb TIL there’s a type of fish called Slippery dick, and a full grown Slippery dick can be 12 inches long
W1k9 TIL that no one knows who invented the fire hydrant, because its patent was burned in a fire.