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TIL that November 1 is National Jealousy Day in Finland where the taxable income of all citizens is released to the public who can see what everyone, from colleagues to celebs to execs, have paid tax on.

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GYvaQ TIL After Chernobyl meltdown, Russian military pilots created rain clouds to protect Moscow from radioactive fallout. British scientist allowed into the area, said that the population in Belarus was exposed to radiation doses 20 to 30 times higher than average as a result of the rainfall
e05oD TIL that Richard Nixon was indirectly involved in the creation of professional women's tennis. After he banned cigarette ads from radio and television in 1970, Virginia Slims needed another way to reach young women smokers so they helped create and sponsor the first women-only tennis tournaments.
EgOAX TIL Canada has a strategic maple syrup reserve
ADLRa TIL that fried chicken originated from Scotland.
4ZRb TIL that in pre-Christian Greek and Roman cultures, suicide was permitted, if not condoned, and often seen as an act of free will that could even be heroic.