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TIL catalog showrooms began to decline in the U.S. after federal and state trade laws, which had allowed manufacturers to set a fixed retail price on their products for non-wholesalers, were ruled unconstitutional. The ruling allowed discount stores like Walmart and Kmart to offer lower prices.

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OoQ5R TIL that anatomist Antonio Valsalva sometimes tasted the fluids of cadavers he performed autopsies on. Quote: "Gangrenous pus does not taste good...leaving the tongue tingling unpleasantly for the better part of the day"
yVk8p TIL in the US in the 70s men were 8 percent points higher to get a college degree - 12 percent of young women had a bachelor's degree, compared to 20 percent of men but in 2020, women are 9 percent points higher to get a college degree, it is 41 percent for women but only to 32 percent for men!
myap TIL Jane Goodall was first mocked by scientists for her findings and told animals do not have feelings (tell that to dog owners) nor use tools
YpPpW TIL: In China, a man who is blind and a man with double arm amputation have worked together for 13 years to plant trees. The trees will help prevent flooding in their rural village, as well as help the environment in general.
o8BR TIL Gordon Ramsay was kidnapped, held at gunpoint, and doused in gasoline during his investigation of the fishing practices around the shark fin soup industry.