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TIL the first webcam was created to help people working in other parts of a building avoid pointless trips to an empty coffee pot.

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1aoV7 TIL alcohol use is soaring worldwide. In the past 27 years, the total volume of alcohol people consumed globally each year increased by 70%. The average adult now consumes about 1.7 gallons of pure alcohol per year.
MYob TIL that Woody Guthrie’s popular American folk song “This Land is Your Land” has two lost verses that criticize capitalism and class inequalities in the US
nW7OW TIL That Arthur Bremer Missed the Opportunity to Assassinate Nixon, because He Went Back to His Hotel to brush his teeth and change his suit.
QxbM TIL that there used to be a “Mrs. America” pageant in which contestants were judged on cooking, sewing, ironing, and party preparation skills.
glLW TIL that it took until 1976 for the state of South Australia to become the first jurisdiction in the English Speaking World to make rape in marriage a criminal offence.