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TIL that every time you shuffle a deck of cards, chances are that the exact order of those cards has never existed before.

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PYPaE TIL: A newer study in 2017 discovered the cost of raising a child to 17 in the US averages $233,610 with rural children costing $193,020 and Urban NE costing $264,090 the same study also showed that each additional child is cheaper due to bulk buying and hand me downs.
9wLMr TIL about "Wicked Problems" which is a term in social policy that It refers to an idea or problem that cannot be fixed, where there is no single solution to the problem; and "wicked" denotes resistance to resolution, rather than evil.
GeKQ TIL that the United Kingdom and Portugal hold the longest standing alliance in the world, it started in 1386
logAa TIL that Hawaii was previously a internationally recognized kingdom, but was overthrown in 1893 by mostly foreign insurgents. The islands were eventually annexed by the USA.
grxgy TIL I learned that there was a suspected fifth flight on 9/11 that was thwarted by the nationwide ground stop. When the captain said the flight was returning to the gate, several first class passengers got very upset and demanded to speak to the captain. Back at the gate, they ran off the plane.