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TIL NYC didn't use trash bins until they recently introduced them to combat notorious rat infestation and rancid smells

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NLnJ TIL Hippo milk is pink.
Lk48V TIL the 1989 Beastie Boys album "Paul’s Boutique" was created before copyright law for sampling was well established and it would cost at least $20 million to clear the samples if it were released today
4XBE6 TIL Australia hasn't had A recession in 27 years
loPVG TIL of John Solomon Rarey, a 19th century horse whisperer who tamed a horse named Cruiser which was known as "the fiercest horse ever seen". After meeting Rarey, Cruiser was said to be as gentle as a lamb. When Rarey died in 1866, Cruiser's bad temper returned.
jMen TIL the University of Phoenix spends more on marketing and advertising than on teaching and classroom expenses