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TIL Known as the Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act, in 1930 the United States enacted heavy tariffs that ultimately failed to achieve their intended outcome. Some economists attributed that action as leading to the Great Depression.

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PYpAL TIL of Red Cell, a team led by the original commander of SEAL Team 6 to test the security of government installations. Red Cell would sneak into military bases, steal classified information, kidnap high ranking officers and admirals, and even plant bombs near Air Force One.
Xlr8 TIL Bird populations are plummeting, and cats alone are responsible for killing billions of birds every year in the lower 48 states.
b9aY7 TIL that the School of the Americas has had more graduates become dictators than any other school in history
oRkBo TIL that Donald Duck has a twin sister: Della Duck
rRKge TIL before the landing of Apollo 14, its landing radar failed to function. Astronauts fixed the problem by turning it off and on again.