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TIL there are two living WWII-era heads of state

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rRdad TIL of Qian Xuesen, a Chinese rocket scientist and mathematician, who worked on the Manhattan Project during WW2 to help America build the world's first atomic bomb. During the Cold War, he was accused of being a communist and fled America to China, where he helped China build its first atomic bomb.
1a0n7 TIL that about the Best Baguette in Paris competition. The winner gets to deliver a daily baguette to the president of France.
YpZP TIL that America’s Debt Is Greater than Entire Eurozone’s (and U.K.’s) Combined Debt
WkkbB Short answer: It’s easy to learn and hard to master
W7geN TIL: The first (domestic) bread-making appliance was invented & released in Japan in 1986 by Matsushita