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TIL the fast food industry costs the US gov approx. $7bn in welfare, such as foodstamps and healthcare, simply because their employees are not paid a living wage.

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6A4m TIL that Married…With Children was developed as a reactive contrast to The Cosby Show. Where the Cosbys were shown as the first affluent, loving, black family on tv, the Bundys were the first who were all white, poor and hated each other. The original working title was Not The Cosbys
exE5 TIL a mental hospital once challenged a psychologist to send in fake patients, who they would then identify. In a week when 193 patients were admitted, the hospital identified 41 imposters. It was later revealed that the psychologist sent no one at all.
9YdBm TIL the milk of the Domesticated Eland (large African antelope) can last 80x longer than cow's milk, and Elands need much less water
9EQB TIL The USA was one of the original 17 signatories of the Metre Convention, to introduce and promote the metric system, in 1875.
6E0m TIL, There is a doctor in California that can turn brown eyes blue permanently.