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TIL that the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930's, meant to boost US manufacturing and farming, amplied the Great Depression's impact by collapsing global trade.

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x67ko TIL the song "A Real Hero" by College is about Sully Sullenberger and the "Miracle on the Hudson".
XaDD TIL that the reason why redheads are less sensitive to pain medications is because of a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) on chromosome 16
oBpLE TIL the United States only lost 1 of its first 50 conflicts. Every other war was either a US victory or had no clear victor. The first official defeat was in Red Cloud's War (1866) against the Lakota Tribe. Since then, the US has lost 5 out of 65 conflicts, for a total 95% win rate.
lor5K TIL Julia Child passed away from kidney failure at her retirement home, Casa Dorinda in Montecito, California, on August 13, 2004, shortly after eating French onion soup, made from one of her own recipes by her longtime assistant.
GYV57 TIL the Parliament building in Bucharest is so massive that even though it already contains both lower and upper houses of parliament, three museums, and an international conference centre, 70% of the building is still empty. The heating and electrical bill alone amounts to $6 million a year.