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TIL Some countries use timezones with half-hour deviations - instead of the usual full hour

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V1DB TIL:47 percent of Detroiters are ”functionally illiterate.”
kOEr1 TIL (and also fucked up) that you can use your shoelaces to unlock your car when you lock your keys in like I did today
wLra8 TIL Hallmark created wrapping paper. In 1917, after running out of tissue paper, the Hall Brother's store in Kansas City resorted to selling colourful envelope liners. This proved to be successful and inspired them to create wrapping paper.
aRZA TIL: Butt plugs used to be sold as a ‘miracle cure’ for headaches and acne
4XGeo TIL that Clan McDuck, of 'DuckTales' and the old Carl Barks Disney comics, has a tartan registered with the official Scottish Register of Tartans. It was created in 1942 and used to sell war bonds.