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TIL that on December 10, 1987, a squirrel chewed through power lines and shut down the Nasdaq for 82 minutes, preventing the trading of approximately 20 million shares.

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dxKZ TIL thirty Afghan interpreters and their 64 family members were granted a resettlement package in New Zealand amid fears they would be killed by the Taliban once Kiwi soldiers left Afghanistan. The Police Commissioner stated: “It’s now our turn to return the favour and be mates to you.”
gxPA TIL Cleopatra was a Macedonian Greek NOT Egyptian
6EkGw TIL despite Switzerland being renowned for it's neutrality, Sweden has actually been at peace longer, celebrating 200 years of neutrality in 2014
k6Y4 TIL that in 2004, employees of a Walmart in Jonquière, Quebec successfully unionized their local Walmart. 5 months later, Walmart shut down the store, claiming they did not approve of the “business plan” the store made.
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