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TIL while native citizens of the small European principality of Monaco cannot gamble in their own physical casinos, they can legally gamble on online ones

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NVJe TIL The writers of Parks & Rec wrote in Ron Swanson’s alter-ego as Duke Silver before they even knew Nick Offerman was an accomplished saxophonist.
Oow9X TIL that despite virtually eliminating Salmonella from their food supply, the rate of Campylobacter infections (primarily from infected poultry) in Denmark is nearly 5x higher than in the United States.
6EP7J TIL that in 1928 sliced bread was advertised as "the greatest forward step in the baking industry since bread was wrapped". This led to the popular phrase "greatest thing since sliced bread".
7Ajb TIL: Payphones on every Toronto subway platform have a “Crisis link” button that connects them with a crisis line, in case they are contemplating suicide.
X0De6 TIL of Max von Gerlach, the partial inspiration for the titular character in 'The Great Gatsby'. He was a German bootlegger who often lied about his past, frequently threw lavish parties, and referred to his neighbor F. Scott Fitzgerald as 'old sport' in multiple letters.