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TIL The Candy Companies lobbied to extend Daylight Savings Time to increase the time kids can trick or treat on Halloween

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KYQ0B TIL one of the oldest families in Britain to still reside at their original seat are the Fulford family, who have lived at Great Fulford House since the reign of Richard I in 1196.
JNoB TIL that sleeping supine (on your back) is likely to cause nightmares due to a higher possibility to sleep apnea and because all your vital organs are exposed, making you feel vulnerable,
A1Xw TIL In 2005, a German court upheld the right of citizens to flirt at work in response to Wal-Mart Germany’s policy banning any sign of attraction b/w its workers. The court said that such regulations may be acceptable in the US, they are incompatible w/ German labor law & employees’ personal rights.
NgkN TIL that 36% of young (16-19), Japanese males consider themselves to be “Herbivore Men,” meaning that they have no desire to ever seek out a sexual relationship with a person of either gender. The trend has had a striking impact on the Japanese birth rate.
ZpjO4 TIL that in 2016, a footballer in Sweden received a red card during a match for farting on the pitch, after the ref considered the flatulence "unsportsmanlike"