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TIL 25% of young adults (20-34yo) in the UK are living with their parents.

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69yv7 TIL In the 1950s, Mr Potato Head originally used real potatoes. In the 60s government regulations affected the sharp pieces needed to stick into the potatoes, leading to the introduction of the plastic head. This caused parents to no longer finding rotting food under their children’s beds.
ep6mJ TIL that the day after John Hinckley Jr. attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan. Hinckley's Röhm RG-14 six shot revolver was given to the ATF which was able to trace the gun's origin in just 16 minutes to being purchased at Rocky's Pawn Shop in Dallas, Texas, on October 13, 1980.
VBj9p TIL that the endangered/threatened listing of marine mammals and (most) fish is managed by the US Secretary of Commerce… 😑
R7Wa9 TIL a Harvard study found that hiring one highly productive ‘toxic worker’ does more damage to a company’s bottom line than employing several less productive, but more cooperative, workers.
nj7W TIL that scientists don’t know why hot water freezes faster than cold water, and earlier this year The Royal Society of Chemistry offered £1,000 for a member of the public to come up with a convincing explanation for the phenomenon.