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TIL that women in Saudi Arabia were prohibited from jogging in public until a reform was introduced in 2017.

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bgd9 TIL there used to be no subreddits and upvotes were called “boosts”
6E7yJ TIL Pompeii had snack bars that are likened to fast food restaurants. A 2,000-year-old uncovered thermopolium features colorful frescoes - one is of a sea nymph, but the other is of a worker in a snack-bar environment and is thought to be an early form of advertising.
jeEn TIL Glenn Beck was an alcoholic and a cocaine addict for over 15 years, was diagnosed with ADHD, and has described himself as “borderline schizophrenic”
Egd9x TIL Dr Benjamin Rush gained acclaim in Philadelphia during the Yellow Fever epidemic of 1793 by bravely visiting up to 100 patients a day, however due to his aggressive treatments including bloodletting it’s argued how much he helped, with some claiming his treatments killed more than they saved.
vPBYR TIL that in the 2013 DVD and Blu-ray complete series of the show Breaking Bad, there is an alternate ending that features Bryan Cranston in bed with his Malcolm In The Middle co-star Jane Kaczmarek playing their characters Hal and Lois, in a nod to the final scene from the show Newhart.