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TIL 12 states still have not ratified the Equal Rights Amendment.

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AZox TIL if you buy a Bugatti Veyron for yourself in India you also have to purchase one for the government. (Total cost of $3.65 million)
vd44 TIL: The reason kids have so much trouble paying for school is that thecost of college tuition has increased by 1200% in the past 30 years - nearly four times the rate of inflation.
4XeJa TIL a former Michelin Guide inspector said an inspector's life is lonely, underpaid drudgery, driving around France for weeks on end, dining alone, under intense pressure to file detailed reports on strict deadlines, the guide had become lax in its standards, & some famous chefs are "untouchables".
D1vPD TIL about the Overton window, which defines what political ideas the mainstream sees as radical according to what they're used to, even if they are not in fact radical.
J17Yv TIL that radio broadcasting began in university physics and engineering departments