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TIL during World War 2, Pittsburgh produced more steel and iron than all Axis powers—combined.

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1avAd TIL after Albanian citizens lost ~$1.2 billion (~$400 per capita) to Ponzi schemes in 1997, some of the losers started protesting against the government. The protests ultimately turned into a 6+ month civil war that toppled the government and killed 2000 to 3800 people.
x6omB TIL that United States Presidents receive a pension of $219,200 per year
8eQe8 TIL that Sugar Ray Robinson had won all but one of his previous 132 fights, when he was defeated by unknown British boxer Randolph Turpin in 1951. Turpin became the first Brit to hold the middleweight championship since 1891
4XJ8b TIL that in 1997, Cornell University created the world's smallest guitar at 10 micrometers. This is roughly the size of a single cell.
EgJGP TIL there are less than 10 thousand people living in the United States who are worth $100 million or more. That's less than 0.0029% of the population.