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TIL of the Cycloped, an early horse-powered locomotive

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yQEbw TIL only 3 countries use heavy/strategic bomber aircraft today: Russia, USA, and China.
kJvB5 TIL the 145m year old araucaria araucana (or monkey puzzle tree) has survived mass extinctions and ice ages, but is currently endangered
a8nRL TIL The occupation with the lowest suicide rate is Education, Training and Library with a 5.3 suicide rate compared to 16.9 for the national average.
69N1Y TIL that Shane MacGowan and Kirsty MacColl never recorded the Pogues' "Fairytale of New York" together in the studio. The record's producer, Steve Lillywhite, asked MacColl, his wife, to record the woman's part as a guide for someone else, but MacGowan liked it and rerecorded his part to match hers.
pYd7N TIL that according to the SSA, there are a few people who were named Meth at birth in the United States. In 2017 that was the 11,692 most chosen baby boy name and 21,037 most chosen baby girl name.