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TIL Smoking in U.S. hospitals was banned in 1992

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oRJZ7 TIL There are 12 Common Wild Horse Breeds Around the World
Gv9N TIL that ants can count and make small addition / substraction
Pjow TIL The term “red herring” comes from when escaped inmates would use smoked (or red) herring to throw off the bloodhounds.
gME8b TIL JFK's father Joseph Kennedy made much of his fortune through insider trading. FDR later made him chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. When asked why he appointed a crook, FDR replied, "set a thief to catch a thief." Kennedy proceeded to outlaw the practices that made him rich.
M7omA TIL Disney's "Susie the little blue coupe" (the film that would directly inspire the design philosophy of Pixar's "Cars") is in the public domain due to failure of copyright renewal. The soundtrack however remains in copyright.