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TIL that Americans are essentially working for free almost one week per year because they don’t use their vacation days.

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mJ1y TIL : There are a lot of sunken German U-Boats. Here’s a map of them all!
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pnvN TIL that Mr. Roger’s never served in the military, despite ongoing rumors that he was a Navy Seal who had 25 confirmed kills during the Vietnam War.
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6QZQ TIL Johnny Carson once jokingly stated “You know what’s disappearing from the supermarket shelves? Toilet paper. There’s an acute shortage of toilet paper in the United States.” resulting in people stocking up their toilet paper reserves resulting in an actual shortage in many areas.