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TIL out of 50 largest hotels in the world, 25 of them is in Las Vegas

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KMrw TIL Brazil prisons offer their prisoners the chance to reduce their prison sentence by four days (up to 48 days/year) for every book they read and write a report on
wokOW TIL about the Loa Loa or eye worm due to worms occasionally migrating into the eye causing discomfort and anxiety
oRrVA TIL in 1915, San Diego hired a "rain maker" who used a secret mix of chemicals to "attract rain" for $10,000. It rained for most of January, destroying bridges, dams, and causing 20 deaths.
nNVb TIL there is a group of gay men in the Mormon church that call themselves the “Unicorn Club”. They admit that they are homosexual, but live a straight lifestyle because of their religious beliefs.
j6Yn TIL The country of Bhutan measures “Gross National Hapiness” as opposed to “Gross National Product,” and is commited to building an economy that would serve it’s unique culture.