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TIL the founder of the Nobel Prizes was also the inventor of dynamite

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9rrD TIL In Finland, teachers have the same social status as doctors and lawyers. In 2010, over 6600 applicants vied for only 660 primary school training slots.
rNGZW Today I Learned Blackcurrants Were Banned In The US Between 1911 and 2017, Due To The Fact That They Could Spread A Disease Fatal To Pine Trees.
NGM TIL that an ancient sequoia tree that has been alive for most of humanity’s modern history was cut down in 1891 so that slabs of its trunk could be displayed in museums.
10Kr TIL US mothers in the year 2000 put in 30% more hours into childcare than in 1965, even though families today are far smaller, far more moms work, and far more dads help out with childcare. In total about 6x more time and effort is put into the average modern child than one in 1965.
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