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TIL that out of the 50,000 workers that could have been in the world trade centre on September 11th 2001, only around 19,000 were there that day for two main reasons; because people were late taking their kids to the first day of school and voting at local polling station for the mayoral election

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lnPB TIL a corporate news company has made a ‘portrait of a redditor’, who is 'skeptical, geeky’ and 'liberal’ and observed 'Whatever the Reddit “hivemind” enjoys will be rewarded with upvotes’
DXVP TIL that dumping golf balls into the sea is outlawed because the plastic does not break down. A professor at the University of Maine used ground-up lobster shells and other materials to develop biodegradable golf balls. These balls are intended for use on cruise ships or driving ranges by the ocean.
d8JPK TIL a large portion of legacy carrier airlines in the US outsource their flights to regional ones - for example, in 2011 61% of American, United and Delta flights were handled by regional airlines.
JYgO8 TIL France had a "proto-internet" called Minitel, to which half the population had access. It allowed for buying plane tickets, shopping, 24-hr news, message boards & adult chat services. It was used to coordinate a national strike in 1986. Some believe it hindered the internet's adoption in France.
OVvR TIL Newman’s Own donates all of its profits to charities (over $350 million since 1982) yet still pays taxes.