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TIL couples in India are likely to spend one fifth of their total lifetime earnings on their wedding

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KOxpa TIL that in 1963, inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.'s nonviolence, organizers led a successful Bristol Bus Boycott to end the state-owned Bristol Omnibus Company's then-legal policy of hiring only whites.
LkJeP TIL Psychology research demonstrates the psychological benefits of working less. Working fewer hours was associated with improved psychological and health benefits. It also helps with productivity.
jNyVj TIL Celine Dion hated “My Heart Will Go On” on first listen. Her husband convinced her to record a demo & she “wanted to choke” him for committing her. She recorded the demo in 1 take on a day she didn’t feel good. Everyone in the studio was “getting chills.” That demo track ended up in the movie.
Pn5J TIL - “Iron Eyes Cody” the “face of Native Americans” with a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame was 100% Sicilian.
nWNNo TIL that Mackinac Island was the United States 2nd ever national park but was converted to a State Park due to funding