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TIL of 'poor doors', which are separate entrances for low income tenants, so that wealthier tenants don't need to encounter or see them.

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MeW9m TIL that a Millard Fillmore Society used to gather annually at his grave to remember how forgettable a president he was (1850-1853)
DRNr TIL that the average life expectancy for those with Down syndrome has gone from 12 years in 1912, to 25 years in the 1980’s, to upwards of 60 years in the developed world today.
9wkRX TIL the "half your age plus seven rule" was created in 1901 by a French author who believed men should marry women who were half their age plus seven