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TIL you would need 76 work days to read all the privacy policies you agree to each year

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J1nbj TIL that former Spanish goalkeeper Santiago Cañizares missed out on the 2002 World Cup due to an accident with an aftershave bottle, which resulted in a severed tendon in his foot
J1ZQ TIL that people with active hunting licenses in the US outnumber the active military of China by more than 6 to 1
5YXpD TIL: In Tokyo, there are two Buddhist bars (Vow'z and Vow's) run by Buddhist priests as a form of outreach. The bars provide a comfortable spot to talk about spirituality and personal issues as well as to have a drink.
1aYld TIL Roy Orbison wrote the biggest hit of his career after asking his first wife, Claudette, if she needed cash for the market. His writing partner interjected “pretty women don’t need money.” As Orbison watched Claudette go to the market by “walking down the street”, he wrote “Oh, Pretty Woman.”
rNRJw TIL Rhodesia used biologocal weapons against insurgents in the 1970s, experimenting on humans and using anthrax, cholera and ricin among others to poison food and clothes