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

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y418 TIL - In the U.K. up until 1875 boys as young as 8 were legally sold to a “master sweep” as an apprentice to sweep chimneys. Effectively slaves, after years of hard labour in harsh conditions led to disfigured appendages, poor vision, asthma and extremely high rate of scrotal cancer.
dx9K TIL The residence of Saranac Lake New York said no to a Walmart in their town and instead, opened a community owned store.
vkXK TIL 63.2% of Americans consider their pets to be family members, 1% consider their pets to be property.
gM9dy TIL Czech Republic is the world leader in beer consumption by far.
x6erw TIL a Scottish widower seeking female companionship set 2,000 bottled messages adrift, but ceased the practice in response to public complaints and an investigation by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency.