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TIL Affirmative Action is referred to as “Positive Discrimination” in the UK

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AQ1n TIL the abbreviated title “Mrs.” isn’t actually derived from the word “missus”, but rather from “mistress” instead. Addressing a woman as a mistress used to be considered a courtesy, until the term took on the less-dignified meaning we know it by today.
e0wx6 TIL Manga is so popular in Japan that the country uses more paper for printing Manga than toilet paper.
bPR7 TIL that the Curiosity Rover sings happy birthday to itself every year on the anniversary of its touch-down on Mars.
kVJ5 TIL Tug of War was once an Olympic sport
QaWk TIL Sweden has state-sponsored, after-school music programs, which might explain why Swedish songwriters and producers were responsible for 25% of the Billboard Top Ten Hits last year