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TIL the Average Costco customer makes six figures

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W7YrN TIL that in 1956, an overnight DJ asked his audience to go to bookstores and ask for a non-existent book called "I, Libertine". Eventually, the book made it to the NYT bestseller list.
JYARm TIL: An observational study of hand washing after toilet use at an Infectious Disease conference found that compliance with hand hygiene after toilet visits was 84% for conference participants, 75% for members of the public, and only 46% for hospital staff.
GA07 TIL In 1935, US Supreme Court honored Prophet Muhammad as one of the Greatest Lawgivers of the world.
pYmg4 TIL: Only 58% of British homes had a refrigerator by 1970. NONE of which had a built in freezer
kKd7 TIL the place name Kandahar in Afghanistan loosely translates to “Alexander” as in Alexander the Great. Khandahar was one of the cities named Alexandria established during Alexander’s conquests.