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TIL that “pig toilets” (combination toilets/feeding troughs) were once common in China and western India.

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vPLr4 TIL about Pauly Shore’s Golden Raspberry (Razzie) legacy which includes: Worst New Star for Encino Man, Worst Actor for Bio-Dome, and Worst New Star of the Decade for the 1990s. He was even nominated for Worst Actor of the Century but lost to Sylvester Stallone.
ReNa TIL there is a 12 story luxury paper store in Tokyo. On the 12th floor they serve salad grown on the 11th floor–which is an organic indoor farm.
jGOj TIL that Facebook punked tech crunch by implementing a functioning “Fax This Photo” button just visible to TC.
rNXEd TIL because he Monty Hall Problem is often worded ambiguous, leaving some loopholes, it is better do not switch doors when you play the game with the actual real Monty Hall.
LQ5oZ TIL Enid Blyton had many affairs, including a lesbian one with the children's nanny. When her husband found out, fearing for her public image she insisted he publicly admit adultery or be denied contact with his children. Afterwards she reneged, denying contact and blacklisted him in publishing.