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TIL that Minneapolis named a series of streets after presidents - in the order of their election - to help immigrants prepare for the citizenship exam.

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Bmye TIL From 1975 until 2013, Russia kept at least 10,000 more nuclear weapons than the US. The US dramatically reduced its number of weapons after 1975, to the point where Russia once had over 26,000 more weapons. In 2013 the numbers became nearly equal for the first time in decades.
7kxP TIL for those of you that buy glasses online, yet your optometrist refuses to give you your PD (Pupilary Distance), there is a federal law that says that they must give that information to you
wLg4M TIL about substitute teachers’ week. Every year in Alberta, Canada the Alberta Teachers’ Association dedicates a week to recognizing the work of substitute teachers.
EE1X TIL that HBO passed up “The Walking Dead” because it was “too violent.” They also passed up “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men.”
GYBJG TIL That it is estimated that over 100 million trees are used annually to produce junk mail alone, and that 33% of all mail delivered is junk mail.