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TIL Within the first 3 months of 2013, UPS and FedEx owed New York City $2.8 million in parking tickets.

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b6O7a TIL that in 2013, a Humboldt State study determined that teens who listened to heavy metal in the 80s tended to have more adverse childhood experiences than two non-metal control groups but they were "significantly happier" in their youth and had "significantly fewer regrets" than the control groups
b9dB4 TIL a priceless 'Anglo-Saxon' casket was found being used as a sewing box by a local family
WGjA TIL of the legend that Athens’ first female physician dressed as a man to help women during childbirth. Male physicians accused her of seducing the women, leading to her appearing in court, where she revealed herself as a female and Athenian law was changed to allow female physicians.
ne4vr TIL that the Schwarzschild Radius is the size an object is compressed in order to make it a black hole. Earth’s Schwarzschild Radius would be compressing it to 8.7 mm, which is about the size of a peanut.
Bg1gd TIL that it’s someone’s job to ride ahead of the Tour de France and erase all of the dick graffiti before the race arrives and gets shown on camera