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v1PO7 TIL that in 1986, The New Republic's most-boring-headline award went to The New York Times for "Worthwhile Canadian initiative."
6Eo7Q TIL there’s a Hot Waitress Economic Index - an informal measure of the state of the economy that is compiled by counting the number of attractive people working as waiters/waitresses.
9YO0D TIL of oncolytic viruses, viruses that are genetically modified to target and kill cancer cells
GA9WJ TIL that there was an unrecognized proposed state in colonial America called the State of Franklin in what is now eastern Tennessee founded with the intent to be the 14th state.
E1mB0 TIL The difference between a ship and a boat is 60 metres anything less than 60 metres is a boat anything more is a ship