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TIL that womens buttons are on the left because the maids would dress them.

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Eg7P TIL the Euro is the official trading currency of Cuba, North Korea and Syria
Op77 TIL In London during the 1930s, infants were commonly hung outside apartment windows in “Baby Cages” so that they could get enough fresh air and sunlight.
4krD6 Today I learned that in an early draft of the Simpsons episode "Homer at the Bat", Jose Canseco missed the big game at the end because he was having an affair with Mrs. Krabappel. The real Conseco objected to this, so the finished episode has him missing the game for a more heroic reason.
P4de TIL, for over 20 years, Cuba has been aiding and treating more than 18,000 children affected by the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, for free.
ADo7a TIL of the Jelly bean rule, a rule put forth by the FDA saying that companies can't claim their food to be healthy simply because it's low in fat, cholesterol, and sodium, and must contain at least 10% of Daily Values of nutrients like Vitamin A, Vitamin C, calcium, protein, fiber, or iron.