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TIL that while Mother’s Day is the busiest for phone calls, Father’s Day is the busiest for collect calls.

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l7lya TIL that gelatin is obtained by boiling cattle and pig carcasses.
098j TIL that a basic knowledge of Monty Python’s Flying Circus is required to become a British Subject.
xVQbB TIL, a Pakistani student was killed by mob at his university, for doing blasphemy on social media. In Pakistan, something as silly as "Nine is not fine" can get you killed, and your killers will be praised as heroes.
x69l0 TIL that during World War 2, any Allied Prisoner of War in a German camp could write to Rolex and request a wrist watch without immediate payment. Rolex would send them a watch and save the bill for after the war.
bX7p TIL In 2010, the US Congress passed a bill that allows those that file for bankruptcy to exempt their guns from their estate. Meaning if you go bankrupt, they can take everything you own, except your guns.