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TIL Eliminated contestants in the show Hell’s Kitchen are taken in for a psychiatric evaluation immediately afterwards

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epMRE TIL that as of 2022, Mississippi, with a population of approximately 2.94 million, has the highest incarceration rate among U.S. states, with about 0.86% of its residents incarcerated. In contrast, Massachusetts, with a population of around 6.98 million, has the lowest rate, with about about 0.12%.
VgaB TIL Republicans fund science more than Democrats, and Democrats under Clinton cut the NASA budget by 25%, and under Bush, the budget went up by 20%
JYKBl TIL Americans are the most charitable group of people in the entire world. "Americans are about twice as generous in their private giving as Canadians, and 3-15 times as charitable as the residents of other developed nations. Americans volunteer more than almost any other wealthy people."
L0v0 TIL Christmas was influenced by Saturnalia, a week long period of lawlessness that included human sacrifice, intoxication, going from house to house while singing naked, rape and other sexual license.
b9rd4 TIL that the term ZIP is an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan. It was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently and quickly (zipping along) when senders use the code in the postal address.