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TIL a railroad in Britain with a bad public image hired a 15 year-old to run it's twitter account, with great results.

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eRYL TIL The first postage stamp to depict a nude woman was printed in Spain in 1930, in commemoration of Goya’s painting ‘La maja desnuda’ (the nude maja). In the same year, the United States government barred and returned any mail bearing the stamps.
no89 TIL Daylight Savings doesn’t actually save electricity. It still exists because it helps the economy.
VMwQG TIL on the Korean island of Jeju there is a community of women divers (Haenyeo) who carry on a centuries old tradition of free diving for seafood delicacies. Now declining in numbers due to commercial fishing, most Haenyeo today are between 60-80 years old and have been diving over 50 years.
yVnba TIL: Immigration authorities at Dubai airport keep a sample/specimen passport from every country on file to help spot fake passports.
yVkbl TIL: About Rock cairns and why the National park service recommends that you do not use them as a guide for hikes