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TIL that prohibition-era laws in Kansas that banned public bars remained in effect until as recently as 1987.

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5YpbD TIL that use of the word "road" for a fixed land route started at the end of the 16th century, with Shakespeare the first known user. Because of that, there are no roads in the "City of London" (London's medieval core): all the ways there had been named before the word came into the English language
KM7J TIL after Merriam-Webster added “McJob"–defined: a low-paying job that requires little skill and provides little opportunity for advancement–to their dictionary, McDonald’s asked for it to be removed. They responded with "we stand by the accuracy and appropriateness of our definition.”
vPZbL TIL there's an Underground river beneath the Amazon River, it was discovered in 2011 and its about as long as the Amazon river, but it is much broader. It's unofficial name is the Rio Hamza
4kERg TIL: Bosses spend significantly more personal time on social media during work hours than their subordinates, according to a Norwegian study of more than 11,000 people.
a8mJJ Today I learned Allspice and Cherry Peppers can both be called Pimento