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TIL 32% of home buyers in the United States are Millennials, more than any other generation of home buyers (including baby boomers)

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85xb TIL that a shabby-looking coat was needed during the filming of the Wizard of Oz, so the production crew looked at a second-hand store. There they bought a coat that was later found to be previously owned by L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz.
W7v84 TIL about the "Society for Lying In" hospital in NYC, built in 1902, it's name based on archaic term for childbirth. It's estimated that 60% of the births in Manhattan took place there.
KO8d4 TIL that Carlos “Kaiser” Raposo, a Brazilian “soccer player”, managed to con his way to a career that lasted 20 years despite never actually playing a game.
ADkgn TIL Giraffe bread is the exact same thing as Tiger bread. Sainsbury’s renamed it to Giraffe bread after receiving a letter from a 3 y/o girl saying it looked more like giraffe.
l7N8N TIL: During “Hell week” of Navy SEAL training, candidates are given no more than 4 hours sleep over five and a half days, all while under continual mental and physical stress