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TIL: Fish can cough through their gills

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epy8g TIL the panic of 1873 triggered an economic depression until 1877 in the USA and was known as the Great Depression until the events of 1929 set a new standard. The depression also occurred in Europe and started 2 decades of stagflation in Britain.
Mg60 TIL there was a Jewish boxer named Salamo Arouch imprisoned at Auschwitz. While there, he was forced to fight bouts against other prisoners, the losers of which were sent to the gas chambers or shot. He survived over 2 years and 200 bouts, eventually being released when the camp was liberated.
jNBdM TIL that at Dunkin Donuts, glazed doughnuts have fewer calories than old-fashioned (plain) doughnuts.
QAe6 TIL: Andrew Jackson killed a man in a duel for insulting his wife. Jackson let the opponent shoot first, who hit Jackson in the chest. Then Jackson took his sweet time to aim. People called it too cold-blooded &, as a result, Jackson became a social outcast.
k9EE TIL: Billionaire Chuck Feeney has given away over 99% of his 6.2 Billion dollars to help under privileged kids go to college.