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TIL that New York City offers so-called Friendship Benches, a program first used in Zimbabwe, where peers offer an ear to people who are suffering from depression but are not in a position to seek professional therapy.

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awXj9 TIL that there is a band of 50-60-year-olds called Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends who sing Sea Shantys, was signed a $1,000,000 record deal and had a movie made about them.
Vxbm TIL - Empty skies after 9/11 caused a measured change in temps due to lack of jet contrails in the sky
dDjJK Today I learned the song "Making Plans for Nigel" by XTC prompted a response from British Steel to look into the job satisfaction of employees named Nigel.
p8bKO TIL Mel Brooks didn't tell Frankie Laine that "Blazing Saddles" was a Comedy which is why the song in the opening is sung so earnestly
x4k7 TIL the Romans used to drive on the left side of the road: we know this because the left side of the road to Swindon Quarry has deeper tracks leading out