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TIL that in the 1960’s, Iraq was named “one of the best countries to be a child” by UNICEF

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WkMW9 TIL Tipping became popular in the US during the decades following the Civil War, when some US employers began encouraging their customers to tip, thereby avoiding paying African-American employees a decent wage
BrJ0e TIL That Nike's first successful shoe was inspired by (and protoyped on) a waffle iron
E1700 TIL that many of the props used in the 2009 film ‘District 9’ were reused from a planned Halo movie that fell through.
XEvW8 TIL That when flying in formation flight, induced drag is significantly reduces by 81% with up to 25 wings in a V-shaped formation. This is often seen in migratory birds which help them fly longer by saving energy.
17kO TIL up until 1910, the Brazilian Navy routinely lashed black crewmen aboard their ships. After a crewman received 250 lashes, crews aboard 4 warships mutinied and threatened to shell Rio de Janeiro. Although Brazil did not honor promised amnesty for the mutineers, the lash was never used again.