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epnyJ TIL that, in Mexico, artists may pay their taxes with Artwork
5VLPp TIL about the Widowhood Effect: When a husband or wife dies, the surviving spouse faces a higher risk of dying over the next few months.
lol67 TIL 1 of 3 job exemptions in US child labor laws are for “the making of evergreen wreaths”
x640 Today I learned that there were plans to send Big Bird into space- aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger. Ultimately the muppet was too large, and the educator slot was filled by Christa McAuliffe.
N78lM TIL that Ralph Lauren's real name was Ralph Lipschitz.