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TIL in Australia meter maids exist who feed the meter rather then issuing a ticket

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5VRMn TIL American sports teams, including wealthy pro sport franchises, are paid millions by the Pentagon for ceremonies, like ones honoring troops, as part of a hidden recruitment strategy.
XE4bP TIL: In 1696, William III introduced a tax which required those living in houses with more than 6 windows to pay a levy.To avoid this, house owners would brick up all windows except 6. As the bricked-up windows prevented rooms from receiving any sunlight, the tax was known as daylight robbery.
kNkd TIL the black panther is not a species but a melanistic (opposite to albinistic) jaguar or leopard
v1dWj TIL that Bob Dylan has been on the same tour since 1988.
p8BZQ TIL there is a 2,700km long wall running through the Sahara desert. Created in 1987 it is still manned 24/7/365 by thousands of soldiers, supported by radar and surveillance equipment, and it features the longest continuous minefield in the world.