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TIL that a survey of 1,000 Americans conducted in 2012 found that 45% of them did not want to celebrate Christmas because of financial pressures.

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AdY4 TIL The plastic card where the U.S. nuclear launch codes are written includes codes which have no meaning. The president must memorize where the correct code is located on the list, which allows him to positively identify himself as the commander-in-chief and thereby authenticate a launch order.
paGe TIL that humans are more closely related to tuna than tuna are to sharks. The last common ancestor of humans and tuna (and other ray-finned fish) lived 420 million years ago as opposed to 422 million years for tuna and cartilaginous fish like sharks.
QJygd TIL Home Depot has a monthly DIY project for kids that is free at every location.
ZpMjY TIL In 1994, 60 children at Ariel school in Ruwa, Zimbabwe said they'd seen a 'UFO' and 'aliens with big eyes' in bush land near their school playground. The story was reported around the world.
4yy6 TIL Tokyo’s Mitsui Garden Yotsuya hotel offers ‘crying rooms’ only to women. Y. Ezato, the PR representative for the hotel, says with more Japanese women succeeding in the workforce, it’s causing a rise in female stress/anxiety. The rooms include tear-jerking movies, luxurious tissues & warm sheets