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TIL that museum conservators do not wear white gloves when handling rare books or artwork. The only reason you see it on TV is because they get sick of people complaining that they aren't wearing gloves.

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G4Xg TIL a man taking his first ever selfie, with a Darth Vader cut-out, had his picture taken and posted online by a mother who believed he was taking pictures of her kids. He said he thought the selfie would be a good dad joke to send to his three children, who love the Star Wars movies.
Me600 TIL Over 90 percent of Mexico’s businesses are “microenterprises,” small-scale operations with workers or owners completely dependent on each day’s earnings. During the pandemic, Mexico City’s food mercados remain open, taco stands serve customers, and mariachis still come out, in order to survive
B98K TIL that copyright owners of factual compilations like maps and phone books will include mistakes on purpose as a “copyright trap” to catch illegal copiers in the act.
lnpK TIL Verizon’s Customer Agreement says (bluntly put) that their Sales Reps can lie to you and Verizon doesn’t have to honor what their Reps say.
8e64a TIL in 1938, Helen Hulick, a kindergarten teacher testifying against two men accused of burglarizing her house, was held in contempt of court and sent to jail for repeatedly wearing slacks to court after being ordered by the judge to wear a dress.