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TIL more people recognize the McDonald’s Golden Arches than the amount who recognize the Christian Holy Cross.

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kY6W TIL that the United States is the only high-income country (and one of eight in the world) that does not provide paid maternal leave.
D1gQe TIL MI5 estimates there are as many Russian agents in London now as there were at the height of the Cold War.
e0wpL TIL Dave's Killer Bread was co-founded by Dave Dahl, who spent 15 years in prison before launching the business with his brother. The company now employs over 100 ex-convicts (about 33% of staff) and sold in 2015 for $275M.
w91o TIL that up until the early 1900’s, it was completely normal for children of both sexes in America to wear dresses until the age of 6 or 7. Gendered clothing didn’t arrive until just before WWI, when pink was recommended for boys and the more ‘delicate and dainty blue’ was recommended for girls.
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