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TIL there's an America's Best Restroom Competition.

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7rBXr TIL the Catholic Church’s legal system, called canon law, was the first modern Western legal system, and is still the oldest continuously functioning legal system in the West.
5Y6R8 TIL in 2014 four black bears split 90lbs of chocolate and doughnuts and all died from theobromine poisoning (chocolate overdose)
wLM96 TIL that people who study ancient writing are called Palaeographers
vweR TIL that people suffering from schizophrenia may hear “voices” differently depending on their cultural context. In the United States, the voices are harsh and threatening; in Africa and India, they are more benign and playful.
E1D9w TIL that, although park authorities deny it, Central Park officially has a population of 25 residents according to the 2010 census