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TIL Instagram racked up $20 billion in ad revenue in 2019, handily eclipsing YouTube's $15.1 billion -- yes, the most popular video site on the planet wasn't as lucrative as a photo-focused social network.

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78O07 TIL fashion designer Tom Ford eats at least three donuts per day. Although he's been vegan for several years, he allows himself a bit of slack when it comes to doughnuts. "Vegan ones simply don't cut it for me."
d8QX9 TIL that in 1970 President Nixon forced the Secret Service to wear absurd uniforms inspired by ceremonial palace guards in Europe. They were so mocked that they lasted one month and were eventually sold to an Iowa marching band.
GMwj TIL Americans work 137 more hours per year than Japanese workers, 260 more hours per year than British workers, and 499 more hours per year than French workers
NXXWb TIL that the Sesame Street song "Rubber Duckie" peaked at #16 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 26th, 1970. It also reached #10 in Australia.
mxJDp TIL as of 2016 the City of New York is owed $16 Million in parking tickets unpaid by diplomats