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TIL 88% of households in America have air conditioning while only 20% do in Europe

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RO17 TIL Judge Alex Kozinski dismissed Mattel’s lawsuit over the song “Barbie Girl” with the line “The parties are advised to chill.”
mxmAo TIL that AMC Theaters offer Sensory Friendly Films where the lights are turned up and the sound turned down. This is for people with Autism and others who might not be able to otherwise enjoy seeing movies in theaters.
BgJAk TIL Dostoievsky's greatest joy was writing the character of 'Karazinov', in 'The Devils' (1872), a scurrilous portrait of his rival, the poet Turgenev. When a fire broke out on board a ship, Turgenev apparently rushed from one crewman to the next, screaming, "Save me! I am my mother's only son!".
7rBjL TIL if, in the interest of aviation safety, a pilot reports an incident that occurred due to their mistake or error, they are give immunity from any repercussions to incident
nWjWr TIL in 1959 residents of Cortez, Colorado observed a UFO landing which became a local legend. Declassified files from the US military 50 years later revealed the real incident was an emergency landing of a top secret U-2 spy plane