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TIL Mumbai in India has the highest concentration of Art Deco style buildings in the world after only Miami, US.

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Won9 TIL Pasty white skin was considered more attractive until the 1920’s when Coco Chanel accidentally got a sunburn while on vacation and people started to emulate her.
nWEKP TIL a 2013 survey, involving 1,081 doctors regarding advance end-of-life directives, found that 88.3% said they would choose do-not-resuscitate or "no code" orders for themselves.
VBjjm TIL in 1942 United States Military printed and distributed money with the words "HAWAII" over the currency. This way, if the islands were invaded, the currency would become obsolete and not effect the mainland economy.
yVAbe TIL: you can buy a different form of insulin (human insulin) for $25 without insurance or a prescription - compared to $400 with insurance!
N7ZMQ TIL In 1982 video game company, Mystique, released a game called Custer's Revenge for the Atari 2600. The game received immediate backlash because the player controlled the character George Custer, sporting a visible erection, whose main goal was to find and "abuse" native women tied to poles.