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TIL Ozzy Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson’ disease in February 2019

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dDWeQ TIL that on November 16, 1776, the tiny island country of Sint Eustatius became the first foreign government to officially recognize the United States of America, firing a salute to an American brig
OodM1 TIL when France increased the price of cigarettes by 66% over an eight-year period, the smoking rate among French executives and professionals declined. However, the smoking rate among manual laborers remained about the same and among the unemployed, it increased.
wLOYJ TIL that when two countries trade with each other they can both be better off by trading the good that they specialize in producing at the lowest opportunity cost. This concept is explained by comparative advantage.
R54n4 TIL about the Brazilian Wandering Spider. Native to Brazil, Uruguay, Paraguay and Argentina, its bite can cause a painful, hours-long erection.
PYMeG TIL After Pearl Harbor was attacked a Boeing 314 Clipper, in New Zealand at the time, was told by Pan Am to return to San Francisco by flying westwards. The total flight time was 209 hours and the plane covered 31,500 miles becoming the first commercial airliner to fly around the world.