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TIL That the average person is willing to pay 19k to 52k per year for housekeeping services

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4Xn95 TIL Senator Mike Gravel of Alaska was instrumental in the release of the Pentagon Papers, using his seat on an obscure committee to force the Papers into Congressional record
D1y6D TIL That a canceled Waffle House contract resulted in the creation of Chik-Fil-A.
Vgw0 TIL that in the Simpsons opening theme when maggie is scanned, the register flashes “$847.63” which was the average price to support a baby monthly in the US at the time of the shows debut in 1989.
4dJN TIL that private browsing is used for an average of 10 minutes at a time
wLRn7 TIL that glassblowers in Alexandria, Egypt were the first to produce clear glass around 100 AD through the introduction of manganese dioxide into the glass making process. Thereafter, the Romans began to use clear glass for architectural purposes.