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TIL Despite most of their job becoming automated, the number of bank tellers doubled between 1970-2010

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OojZX TIL about Stephen C. Sillett, the first ever scientist to explore the canopies of the old growth giant redwood forests
WkYYo TIL a single Dutch snack restaurant holds the registered name Wendy’s since 1988 in the Benelux (=Belgium/Netherlands/Luxembourg), blocking American fast-food chain Wendy’s to settle in Europe, even after Wendy’s (US) went to court to try to get the trademark registration dropped.
9mw6 TIL that Thomas & Friends was not the first television adaption of the Railway Series - in 1953, the BBC commisioned a live adaption of “The Sad Story of Henry” During broadcast, a failure to switch the points caused the model of Henry to derail and a human hand to reach out and re-attach it.
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KOjbJ TIL A philomath is someone who greatly enjoys learning and studying. A polymath is someone who possesses great and detailed knowledge and facts from a variety of disciplines. Philosophy is the love of "wisdom" or "knowledge", rather than the process of acquisition thereof.