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TIL that the first piece of legislation passed by the 1st U.S. Congress was the Tariff of 1789, which levied a 50¢ per ton duty on goods imported by foreign ships. President Washington signed the act and the money was used to pay off the Revolutionary War debt.

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1LND TIL the city of Minneapolis has more than 11 miles of “skyway” connecting nearly every building in the downtown area. This includes apartment buildings and even a college, so that some residents never have to leave the system of interconnected structures in the course of their day-to-day lives.
0w8YA TIL, Joseph Beyrle, an American Paratrooper, fought for both the US and the Soviet Union in WW2. He was captured in Normandy, sent to a POW Camp, escaped, joined the Red Army and liberated the camp he had just escaped from. He later met Marshal Zhukov and won the Purple Heart for his Service.
69ERY TIL when Wolves were reintroduced to Yellow stone national park in 1995, the population of Beavers grew massively as there was less Elk to eat the Willow needed for Beavers to survive the winter. The Beaver dams also counter erosion and create new pond and marsh habitats for lots of other species.
0dR6L TIL that sex surrogacy is a job and these surrogates help clients practise intimate physical contact, which can include penetration.
pY7Eb TIL about Iwao Hakamada, the world’s longest-held death row inmate. He was sentenced to death in 1968. In 2014 he was granted a retrial, but in 2018 the Tokyo High Court overturned the ruling, then the top court canceled the High Court's decision. The High Court will take a new decision on 13 March