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TIL The former Iranian president has returned to his original profession, teaching and now takes the bus to work every day

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wEvP TIL that in 1956 soviet scientists proposed building a 55 mile dam spanning the Bering Strait with the intention of transforming the climate of North Asia, America, and northeastern Europe.
ANGan TIL that Australia is considered the defamation capital of the world.
VBJwD TIL the largest non-rigid airship ever flown was in 1958. It was 122.8m long and 36.6 m high, had a crew of 21 people and a maximum speed of 128 km/h (80mph)
N7wae TIL the United States Secret Service was founded to investigate and combat counterfeit U.S. currency. Only after the assassination of McKinley in 1901 was it tasked with protecting the President.
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