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TIL wage-price spiral refers to the strong mutual link and between wage growth and inflation.

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rOxx TIL when Jazz legend Nina Simone was preparing for her 1st recital at age 12, her parents were moved from the front row to make room for whites. 12 year old Simone refused to sing until her parents got their seats back. They did.
oBnVK TIL that Finland was the first nation in the world that implemented universal suffrage (in 1906) and allowed all adult citizens to run for office, regardless of sex or race, and thus was the first true democracy in the world. The following year, the first female MPs in world history were elected.
rNlA4 TIL the phrase "Bucket List" entered common usage only after the 2007 film. It was coined by screenwriter Justin Zackham, whose list's first item was to "get a film made at a major studio". This list gave him the idea for the screenplay, and The Bucket List became his first studio film.
orJ7 TIL Before 1912, the Komodo Dragon was once thought to be a mythical creature
Egb1P TIL, in 1940 RAF pilot Victor Ekins was shot in the stomach and had his plane disabled by the bullet. When he bailed out, he coincidentally landed in the middle of a Canadian Ambulance Unit