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TIL The Steel Crisis was not caused by foreign imports but by American companies refusal to modernize.

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rvEo TIL that some restaurants tried no-tipping, where food prices were raised up to 20%, and ended up losing workers to tipping competitors. Workers earned less but pay was more stable.
oKb7 TIL a herd of rare white deer live within the confines of the former Seneca Army Depot. When the base was open, the deer were inadvertently fenced off and subject to a genetic bottleneck. With the depot now closed, the deer have an uncertain future.
MZKV TIL There is no scientific correlation of the old wives tale of cracking your knuckles will cause Arthritis, the cracking is caused by small bubbles bursting fluid which helps lubricate the areas between bones and reduces friction for ease of movement.
MeoJK TIL that the Germans saw the signing of the treaty of Versailles as humiliating defeat. The treaty was signed in the Compiègne Wagon. When the French surrendered to the Germans in 1940, Hitler had the wagon taken out of a museum and placed in the same spot for signing the new armistice.
jjmR TIL Kurt Cobain’s hometown of Aberdeen, Washington has a welcome sign that says “Welcome to Aberdeen: Come As You Are”