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TIL Ronald Reagan fired 11,345 air traffic controllers in August of 1981 for failing to carry out their oath to never strike as employees of the US federal government.

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M7oxA TIL that most of the "baby carrots" we see are large carrots that are placed into a machine, and cut into smaller, uniformly sized pieces. These carrot pieces were then processed, making them more appealing to consumers. It was an innovation made by California carrot farmer Mike Yurosek in 1986.
BDkW TIL since 1974, South Korea has discovered four tunnels dug by North Korea with black-painted walls to make them look like coal mines.
awRGL TIL Russell Crowe, a New Zealand actor and film producer, is the only non-Australian to be featured on an Australian stamp other than Queen Elizabeth II of England, and was featured twice. He has also been rejected in his bid to become an Australian citizen twice.
e4YJ TIL that Muzzammil Hassan, the founder of a TV network designed to counter negative stereotypes of Muslims, murdered his wife by decapitation
nBQY TIL Einstein originally rejected the Big Bang theory, saying to its author “Your calculations are correct, but your physics is atrocious.”