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TIL that the value of a human life as determined by the U.S. government is approx. $6 million

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1alGO TIL of Auguste Piccard, a Swiss physicist who invented a balloon and reached a record altitude of 9.8 miles in 1931. He then redesigned the balloon to be used underwater, and reached a record-breaking depth of 10,335ft in 1953.
wLMEE TIL that there is a park in Moscow containing toppled statues from across Russia
bGxQ TIL that Macklemore changes the number of lives he has seen Oxycontin take when performing Otherside live whenever he loses a friend to the drug. He’s gone from 3 to 6.
WkkdN TIL on October 24, 1975, 90% of Iceland’s female population went on strike, demanding equal rights. They did not work, do housework, or look after their kids for an entire day. In 1980, Iceland elected its first female president, who credits her win to this specific day.
8rPa TIL Conrad Heyer (1749-1856) is one of the earliest-born people to ever be captured on a photograph, and is also one of the only Revolutionary War veterans to be photographed; he crossed the Delaware River with George Washington!