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TIL Mean Girls was based on self-help book aimed at parents of teenage girls

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YK4B TIL The City of Providence, Rhode Island doesn’t allow for overnight parking and tickets anyone who violates the rule. However, the city has no street signs telling visitors this, making $$$ off of tickets from surprised drivers.
RM57 TIL that “Fairy Bread” is a common treat served at children’s parties in Australia and New Zealand - consisting of buttered white bread and candy sprinkles.
R71k9 TIL that Ava Gardner, while married to Frank Sinatra, became pregnant twice, but aborted both pregnancies due to "MGM [having] all sorts of penalty clauses about their stars having babies."
gMjOb TIL there is a GeoCache on the International Space Station.
JYpEV TIL that Misophonia is a disorder that triggers irrational responses to oral sounds (eat, chew, breathe etc.) like anxiety, anger or the need to flee.