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x6JyD TIL that in the US the average housing square footage per person between 1920 and 2014 went from 242 to 1023 sq.ft per person. That's a fourfold increase.
PYo4e TIL a firefighter with a phobia of fires sued his workplace after they moved him to an office position from his previous position on the fire suppression unit so he wouldn't be around fires. He wanted to stay on the fire suppression unit despite his fear.
JYLxm TIL The Supremes are the most successful American group on the US Billboard Hot 100 with 12 number-one peaks holding the record since 1970. The closest group after them is Hall & Oates with 6.