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TIL The National Archives sells a replica of the Resolute desk for $8000.

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d8EAZ TIL if you are on most airlines (not all) and hear an announcement referencing "Jim Wilson", it's because there's a dead body on the plane
vP1K4 TIL about the “Retail Apocalypse” - the closing of numerous large-chain retail stores worldwide, starting around 2010 and continuing onward.
vPDV4 Today I Learned: One of the first covert listening devices was given to a sitting US President as a gift.
oRkgr TIL a once declared "DEAD" language [Manx Gaelic] ( 27 December 1974 when the last native speaker died) is now being taught to a new generation.
4kMBo Til, The largest border in France is shared with Brazil