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TIL tipping was abolished in Switzerland in 1974 after a dispute over taxes on tips. Service is now included in prices, with higher wages replacing tips.

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PLxO TIL that the Boston Marathon (2013), Virginia Tech Shootings (2007), Columbine Shootings (1999), Oklahoma City bombing (1995), and the Branch Davidian siege (1993) have all occurred in the same week of April.
7roAZ TIL: An American Airlines flight from Los Angeles to New York City made an unscheduled stop at Kansas City to offload a passenger who wouldn't stop singing Whitney Houston's "I Will Always Love You".
PK4Z TIL There is a library in Estonian airport, where you can borrow books for your trip and the whole thing operates off an honor system.
6KEm TIL that America’s Got Talent top prize of one million dollars is paid out over 40 years!
Rkyw TIL that Jeff Bridges grand-daughter calls him dude-pa.