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TIL the British government only finished paying off its debt from WW1 in 2014

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a8wmN TIL supersonic flight was made possible because of the 'flying tailplane', where the rear wing moved as one surface as opposed to flaps at the back of the wing. At near Mach speeds a planes nose is forced downward due to 'Mach tuch', the flying tailplane allowed pilots to maintain control.
KYGNa TIL: There is a study which researches the effects of exercising while high at CU Boulder. The researchers had a CannaVan that rode alongside runners. It proved that running while high is more enjoyable on a chemical level as it induces the same effects as a "runner's high".
W7kbL TIL there was U.S. federal judge named Wesley Brown who continued to serve at the age of 104
1aYld TIL Roy Orbison wrote the biggest hit of his career after asking his first wife, Claudette, if she needed cash for the market. His writing partner interjected “pretty women don’t need money.” As Orbison watched Claudette go to the market by “walking down the street”, he wrote “Oh, Pretty Woman.”
5Vn7r TIL that bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) each have their own distinctive whistle sounds they use to identify each other. When they hear their unique sound called out, they answer back, using their personal theme song as a way to call each other by name.