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TIL Cuba has a maximum wage law due to which individuals cannot earn more than 20 U.S. dollars per month.

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4ypb TIL that the Joint Chiefs of Staff planned a series of terrorist attacks on US cities, and wanted to blame Cuba, so they could invade it (more links in the comments).
PY06n TIL that peanut buter was first mentioned by the Incas and the Aztecs and not invented by George Washington Carver.
aVJM TIL Male iguanas can detect their owner’s menstrual cycles, will show dominance over her guests, and will try to mate with her
rAeW TIL A man in TX was still executed after someone else confessed for committing the murder and the only eyewitness admitted he didn’t actually see it.
ANryx TIL Canada prohibits aircraft from flying faster than Mach 1, but made an exception in 2003 for a Concorde’s final fight, from NYC to Seattle. It set a new speed record of 3 hours, 55 minutes, and 2 seconds.