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TIL that lobster used to be considered “cockroaches of the sea.” It was fed to prisoners and apprentices, and was used as fish bait.

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gMJVA TIL that after Reagan saw the nuclear war film THE DAY AFTER (1983) he wrote in his diary, "It’s very effective & left me greatly depressed. [We have] to do all we can to have a deterrent & to see there is never a nuclear war." He later said it directly inspired the INF Treaty with the USSR.
KYveQ TIL the first known labor strike occurred in 1158 BC when the Pharaoh Ramesses III failed to provide rations to his workers. The workers staged a sit-in at a temple and marched to demand payment from the Vizier.
ep0OL TIL Wall Street organizations uses a stock-buying routing method called Payment for Order Flow (PFoF) that's banned in Canada, U.K., and Australia - due to a high potential for fraud and manipulation.
O7Gg TIL US teenagers aren’t into driving as much now and one theory is that social media may be taking the place of motorized transportation as virtual contact, through electronic means, reduces the need for actual contact
gMEwA TIL The younger generations in Norway have coined the term “fredagstaco” to describe the cultural phenomenon of starting the weekend off with a serving—or two—of tacos. The taco is by far the most popular dinner on Friday in Norway—even surpassing the infamous frozen Grandiosa pizza.