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TIL in 1941, a little girl who was selling lemonade at her lemonade stand caused a polio outbreak. The health department found that she hadn't cleaned the cups customers used. She ended up getting polio along with her friends.

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1aYA7 TIL that Ken Jennings would have lost his first game on Jeopardy if not for a technicality allowing players to write only the last name of the correct response in Final Jeopardy. Jennings went on to win 74 games and over $2.5 million, eventually becoming the show's "Greatest of All Time" contestant.
awX7N TIL that the stars on the American flag are not just decorations but represent the 50 semi autonomous provinces of the USA (called 'states') . The flag changes each time a new 'state' is added to the USA it was lasted amended in 1960 when Hawaii became a 'state'.
78k9P TIL that the The Redbury New York Hotel in Manhattan operated as a women's-only hotel for 95 years. Their clientele included literary women, students, a YWCA manager, painters, advertisers, and accountants. The hotel was sold in 1997 and converted to a co-ed tourist hotel after being "underused."
5YO5B TIL James Harrison holds the record for 1000 blood plasma donations and has helped save more than 2 million babies, since his blood plasma, which contains an unusual antibody, was used to develop Anti-D injection that prevents the rhesus disease among new born babies.
OoZVe TIL In South Korea it is illegal to play videogames from 12:00am - 6:00am when you are under 16. Parents may ask the government for exemption.