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TIL that cloth masks have INCREASED rates of infection

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xVvlD TIL 'The Great British Bake Off' is credited with the revival of the Women's Institute, which saw its highest number of new members since the 1970s shortly after the show began airing. It also resulted in an increase in the number of independent bakers and the number of people baking at home doubled
VM0XZ TIL, the saying 'what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas' was invented in 2003 by an ad agency as a a need to brand Vegas for something other than gambling
7rNDx TIL that comedian and actor Tracy Morgan was in several scenes in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind but was left out of the final cut of the movie.
Yp4ov TIL during the Korean War, a cut-off Marine Division ordered a supply drop of mortars (code name: tootsie rolls) but were sent the chocolate candy by mistake. They melted the candy down to a putty and used it to repair piping on damaged tanks, which they then used to escape to safety
KOEk6 TIL Morgan Freeman converted his 124 Acre Ranch into a bee sanctuary in an effort to help bee populations