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TIL Dogs are the most popular pets in the US, and 44.6% of American households have dogs.

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l7vE5 TIL windshield wipers were originally invented by Mary Anderson in 1903. They were originally intended to be used for trolley cars, but she could not get any companies to use them. Cadillac began using the invention on cars in 1922 but she did not profit from the invention as the patent had expired.
6BW8 TIL that Tommy Chong, while in jail, convinced stock broker Jordan Belfont to write a memoir about his story on Wall Street. That story turned out to be The Wolf on Wall Street
OGoV7 TIL that Stan Lee had a younger brother, Larry, who co-created Thor, Iron Man, and Ant-Man. Larry Lieber is currently 90 years old and only retired from pencilling comics in 2018.
7kb7 TIL 13 years ago Portugal decriminalized the usage of drugs. This legalization has been proven a success, increasing the number of people seeking drug abuse support and lowering the rate of HIV spread through drug usage.