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TIL: Prisoners in France do not wear uniforms and are instead provided with 'normal clothes' (i.e. regular civilian clothing). Use of prison uniforms was abolished in 1983.

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8xBK TIL: When Australia removed 1 cent coins in 1992 the coins were melted down and the bronze was used to make the Bronze Medals for the 2000 Sydney Olympics
rNObo TIL the name of the Smith & Wollensky steakhouse was created by selecting two random names from a phone book. First names for the fictional founders were the names of the actual founder's dogs.
69Qx7 TIL that the American Cancer Society majorly updated guidelines for cervical cancer screenings. Old guidance: pap smear every 3 years for women 21-65. New guidance: HPV test every 5 years for women 25-65.
R7LVw TIL that, when World War 2 began, the US had the 12th largest army (behind Brazil) and the 18th largest air force in the world. By summer 1944, we were building bombers at the rate of one per hour.
4kLRo TIL The phrase “what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas” came from an advertising slogan created by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority and R&R Partners in 2003. They hoped to rebrand Vegas as a place where visitors could let loose. The original phrase was “what happens here, stays here.”