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TIL that during the Great Depression of the 1930s, women turned their flour sacks into into dresses, underwear, towels, curtains, quilts, and other household necessities. So flour companies started packing their flour in bags with pretty patterns.

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BgNLD TIL In the UK, drivers are not allowed to swerve or suddenly stop to avoid hitting animals such as cats, rabbits, foxes, ducks, pheasants or squirrels, if doing so could put other drivers in danger. It’s different if the animal is large enough to damage your vehicle windscreen
9YgKp TIL The sun is not yellow, it’s white. Rayleigh scattering both makes the sky appear blue and the sun appear yellow by scattering the suns rays.
oGar TIL that spanking during childhood has been associated with increased rates of anxiety disorders and substance abuse.
wMKP TIL that there is a record player that substitutes lasers for the needle, which prevents damage to the vinyl.
kDKd TIL there was a movement post WW2 to make Sicily a US state. There were 40,000 people in Sicily who actively tried to do this, This was due to common family heritage and the fact Sicily was distinct from the rest of Italy.