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TIL tea was so important to wartime Britain, that in 1942 the government attempted to purchase all the tea in the world

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bxk4 TIL that the Isareli airline El Al has an onboard anti-aircraft missile system equipped in their planes. They are the only airline that places its cargo in a decompression chamber before take-off.
EXAd TIL of the kid that made a bet with his parents that if he turned 18 and was a millionaire, they wouldn’t force him to go to college. He first invested in Bitcoin at the age of 12 and now holds investments worth over $1 million. He says he won’t be attending college.
yK6p TIL Hitler’s popularity is rising in India.
R7ME1 TIL of Euthyphro dilemma, found in Plato's dialogue Euthyphro, in which Socrates asks Euthyphro question: "Is what is morally good commanded by God because it is morally good, or is it morally good because it is commanded by God?"
yQZEJ TIL that there are only 88 recognized constellations and it has been that way since 1928.