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TIL Bill Clinton was the only President to leave office with an Approval Rating that was higher than when he took office.

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x68B TIL Joseph Kittinger’s hand swelled to twice its normal size after there was a malfunction of the pressurization in his right glove during his freefall from 102,800 feet
5VoPD TIL that the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) receives approximately $1.2 billion annually from the federal government, funded by Canadian taxpayers. This accounts for about 70% of its total budget.
lxK1 TIL that during WWII, Oak Ridge TN, population 75,000, used 1/7 of all US electricity to process uranium for the atomic bomb.
8e9AG TIL modern float spas can be traced back to psychonaut and dolphin language researcher John C. Lilly.
Zpjma TIL Skype is still alive