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TIL How Smoking Increased When TV/Broadcast Advertising of Cigarettes Was Banned
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TIL that in 1944, the US federal government slapped a heavy 30% tax on all food-serving venues (such as clubs) that featured dancing, leading to the downfall of swing music and dancing in America. It would not be repealed until the 1960s (though it was reduced a few years after implementation).
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TIL California has a larger economy ($2.75T GDP) than the UK ($2.62T GDP) despite California having a much smaller labour force of 19.3 million vs the UKs 33.8 million.