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TIL The GPO, part of the US federal government, has official names for what to call people from different states/territories. People from Indiana are officially known as Hoosiers.

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wR6J TIL that Nestlé promoted breast milk subsitutes in developing countries which lead to the death of infants
PYmYe TIL seatbelts in cars first surfaced around 1950-55 (Model T was first widely available car in 1908) it wasn't until '66 that the US Congress passed National Traffic and MV Safety Act which made manufacturers comply with safety standards. NY was the first to enact a seatbelt requirement in '84.
QJY0k TIL that oversimplifying a fictional character over the course of a show's run is called Flanderization, after Ned Flanders of The Simpsons.
PKAg TIL, that Texas abolished all special last-meal requests after condemned prisoner Lawrence Russell Brewer requested a huge last meal and did not eat any of it, saying he was not hungry.
0Dej TIL that police in the UK give confiscated lights used for growing cannabis to sports teams with a large pitch/field to help grow the grass faster