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TIL about gunnysack dresses – dresses made from colorful cotton fabric, recycled from large feed and grain bags during the Great Depression.

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YK1P TIL that young children biologically have a higher tolerance for sugar and there’s virtually no limit on how much sugar they can handle
X0DRQ TIL that Helga Estby made a bet for $10000 that she could walk across the United States to save their farm. After she and her daughter did so, she received no money and found that two of her children had died in the meantime.
W4xB TIL a study conducted by American University found that the Toyota Camry (78.5%) and the Honda Accord (76%) both contain more domestic content than the ‘American’ Chevrolet Camaro (68%)
9aQr TIL: Approximately 10,000 attended the funeral of Hawaiian musician, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole.
d8VV8 TIL the term ’incel’ was coined by a woman. She intended it as a community for lonely people, and is shocked by its misogynistic turn.