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TIL Canada doesn't have internal free trade

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AOen TIL that DARPA developed an aircraft that reached speeds between Mach 17 and Mach 22
4XmPJ TIL that Maria Theresa of Austria had her children inoculated against smallpox after the epidemic of 1767. This changed the negative perception of inoculation among Austrian physicians. Maria Theresa also held a dinner in her palace for the first 65 children who had been inoculated in Austria.
D16ZP TIL that John Rhys-Davies, who played Gimli in The Lord of the Rings trilogy, is tall – 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m), compared to the actors playing hobbits at around 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) so the filming was much easier because he had a perfect proportion to the hobbit actors
PYYpn TIL that living together before marriage leads to a higher rate of divorce, something dubbed the 'cohabitation effect.' Trying out your (future) partner in a casual setting might thus not be the best idea.
awNyy TIL that the 230 best figterpilots of all time were all german or axis power pilots.