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TIL Barbed wire fences were used for telegraph transmission in rural areas.

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ADORx TIL that from 1946 to 1952 the United States worked to rebuild post-war Europe and Japan, investing $24.2 billion or roughly $200 billion in today's money. Although offered help, the Soviet Union refused Plan benefits, and also blocked benefits to Eastern Bloc countries, such as Hungary and Poland.
kOJXe TIL the Rolling-Right-Turn on red is the number one cause of car accidents in the US
5Ddk TIL the infamous crocodile jump by James Bond in Live and Let Die was performed with real crocodiles. The only person willing to attempt the stunt was the owner of the croc farm. Writers named the film’s villian after the owner - Kanaga.
LQpv9 TIL: in the USA, only the president, a state governor, or the mayor of the D.C. can order flags to fly at half-staff. Reasons for flying at half staff are: The death of a government official, military member, or first responder, A national tragedy, Memorial Day or another national day of remembrance
9YAYB TIL Microsoft executives originally disliked the Xbox's name, and only left it on the prospective name list during focus testing to show how unpopular it would be. However, it ended up being much more popular than all the alternatives.