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TIL Due to US prison regulations, there is a whole manufacturing industry dedicated to clear plastic TVs, radios and CD players without speakers (headset only) and even snacks (The Whole Shabang )

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XEoK8 TIL some children during the Industrial Revolution were so poor their schools had to lend them shoes - and stamp them with a warning not to pawn them for money for food
LQdyd TIL Lyndon B Johnson worked 18-20 hour days without breaks, smoked heavily, and used his knowledge of every senator's ambitions, hopes, and tastes to his advantage in securing votes. As a congressman, he was the most powerful majority leader in American history.
xVW7o TIL “Con Man” is short for “Confidence Man” based on Samuel Thompson, a man who would ask people to give him money or their watch to show their confidence in him.
LQM9p TIL The scrolls from Edo period Japan depicting farting competitions were called He-Gassen
woGX1 TIL that Dr. Walter Kempner cured 20,000+ patients from obesity, severe hypertension, heart disease, kidney failure, diabetes with a diet that only consited of ( Rice, Sugar, Fruits, Fruit Juices )