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TIL there is a secret carpool society in Washington DC

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WmA8 TIL code adam, a safety protocol for missing children created by Walmart in 1994 was so successful, it was passed as law
0oJM TIL Most people in Europe do not use air conditioning.
DOWg TIL the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame removed an exhibit containing the ashes of Alan Freed, the DJ who coined the term “rock ‘n’ roll” and staged the first-ever rock concert, and replaced it with a public display of Beyonce’s leotards.
QJD16 TIL that a man by the name of Roger Williams was the galvanizer for Jeffersonian Democracy (ie separation of church and state) and was a staunch proponent for fair dealings with Native Americans. He was a devout man who saw organized religions as bastardizations of faith and God.
vD48 TIL: In Michigan, you can double your food stamps by spending the money at farmers markets.