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TIL there is an app that blocks all mentions of the Kardashians

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9j5D TIL that during the Great Recession, Australia didn’t bail out their banks. Instead, they gave each citizen $900, no questions asked. As a result, Australia was the only western country not to go into recession.
XdrP TIL Former US President Calvin Coolidge enjoyed “buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for him”
wa8P TIL in 1935, to verify whether Coca-Cola was kosher, Rabbi Tobias Geffen was provided with its formula on the condition that he not disclose it. The Rabbi requested that the non-kosher beef tallow be substituted with a vegetable-based gylcerin, which was done, and the drink was declared kosher.
ANk4 TIL That the Roman Statesman Cato the Elder ended every speech, regardless of the topic, with “…and therefore, Carthage must be destroyed!”
4yjo TIL women in China get 98 days of government-funded maternity leave by default, an extra 15 days for difficult childbirths, and even a shortened maternity leave up to 42 days for miscarriages. Also, if women have a late childbirth (after the age of 23) they can get an extra month of leave or more.