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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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jN0Ka TIL that 25% of the bones in your body are in your feet.
R7bNj TIL in 2010 British goat milk farmer reportedly discovered his goats made more milk when Mariah Carey's "All I Want For Christmas is You" was played on loop
b6DP9 TIL hibernation during summer months is called aestivation
eEmE TIL When Beethoven went deaf, he composed his music by hacking the legs off his piano and sitting on the floor so he could feel the vibrations.
A60x TIL in 1993, Mattel introduced “Earring Magic Ken”, featuring blonde highlights, purple shirt, lavender vest, necklace with a circular charm and earring in its left ear. Kitsch-minded gay men bought the doll in record numbers, making Earring Magic Ken the best-selling Ken model in Mattel’s history.