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TIL that the US federal government in general does not permit children under age 14 to work, but it outlines a handful of exceptions -- and one of the jobs that is expressly permitted is the oddly specific "gathering evergreens and making evergreen wreaths."

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m7Ov TIL that F. Scott Fitzgerald died believing he was a failure. Two years later 155,000 copies of ‘The Great Gatsby’ were shipped to WWII soldiers overseas, making it a widespread success. As of 1945 it’s believed to be a classic, selling 500,000 copies annually.
XEGbR TIL Einstein married his cousin
Kg6B TIL country singer Dolly Parton anonymously entered a “Dolly Parton look-alike contest” but lost to a drag queen.
N7JD1 TIL there is a neighborhood called "The Hole" in NYC. It has no streetlights, sidewalks, or sewers, and it sits 12 feet below the surrounding area (hence the name). It was once home to a farming town, black cowboys, the mob, until finally earning the reputation of the worst neighborhood in NYC
b9VvE TIL that Cheap Trick has performed live more than 3,700 times.