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TIL That Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Guess Incorrectly On a Jeopardy Answer...That Involved Him.

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ma9M TIL of an experiment in a hospital where the sign at a hand-washing station was changed from “Hand hygiene prevents you from catching diseases” to “Hand hygiene prevents patients from catching diseases” resulting in a 45% increase in the use of soap or hand sanitizer.
D1NmD TIL California has a recycling rate of over 100%. Apart from Oregon, no other neighboring states have a return program, leading to thousands of recyclables being illegally brought into California. It's believed to cost the state over $40m
16008 TIL: In Laos, as of last year, meth prices dropped to $0.25, making it cheaper than beer. Laos now joins Myanmar and Thailand as having the cheapest meth in the world.
YN4A TIL that the Pyongyang Central Zoo has a parrot which can squawk “Long live the Great Leader, Comrade Kim Il-sung” in English.
gMnPD TIL that film score composer Hans Zimmer saw the Lion King as a metaphor of a son loosing his father at a young age, which tragically also happened to him. "Suddenly I am writing a requiem for my father, and the whole thing became intensely personal”. The score landed him an Oscar for best music.