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TIL there really is a place called Sweet Home in Alabama.

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epjd5 TIL that authorities in the historic English town of Chester were so concerned about the erosion of the city’s Roman walls and monuments by public urination that they introduced a “walk of shame” for offenders, where they were taken on a tour to inspect the damage caused by public peeing.
QN0oE TIL Two states (New York and Massachusetts) have no time limit for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program
jNrxX TIL It took 6 months and a cost of £125,000 for Scotland to arrive at new slogan, which was 'Welcome to Scotland'
ADZZ7 TIL that when febreeze first came out it was marketed as an odor eliminator (and was very effective at it) but sold poorly due to people not realizing their homes/ clothes smelt bad. It was only until they added scents and marketed to people as a final touch to cleaning that it became successful.
xVRvk TIL about Kim Noble, an artist with over 100 multiple personalities, over a dozen of which have highly distinctive artistic styles, such that art critics were astonished that such range of stylized renderings could come from only one person.