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TIL The Onion has been in existence for 26 years

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Lajp TIL That in Senior Centre in Düsseldorf they set up a Fake bus stop as a mean to keeps Alzheimer’s patients from wandering off. the idea was so successful that it has been adopted by several other homes across Germany
awWRM TIL that E. G. Daily who voiced Tommy Pickles in Rugrats & Buttercup in The Powerpuff Girls, is also a singer. In 1986, she released her debut single "Say It, Say It". The single went to number one on the U.S. Dance Club Play chart for one week
8oLP TIL of the Sumatran Jungle Rabbit, one of only two jungle rabbits and the only striped rabbit in existence. It has hardly been seen and wasn’t photographed until the late 20th Century/early 21st century.
GEJG TIL the quote “A prison becomes a home if you have the key” was coined by George Sterling as an explanation for the vial of cyanide he always carried with him, and ultimately used to kill himself.
GAYeJ TIL that prior to the advent of city parks, it was quite common for people to picnic in cemeteries