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TIL that In 2022, unwanted shopping returns cost retailers about US$816 billion in lost sales. That’s nearly as much as the U.S. spent on public schools and almost twice the cost of returns in 2020.

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KOpxw TIL that rock music has died out in the UK so much that the Rock & Metal Number One spot consists of practically nothing but Don't Let the Bells End around every Christmas, and Bohemian Rhapsody for the rest of the year.
WKBA TIL 500 people are declared dead in the US every month due to clerical errors.
168gV TIL in the 1920s AT&T built a "telephone pole farm" in Chester Township, New Jersey to test different types of trees and protectant methods. It was also a training ground for technicians to practice climbing.
ADyjw TIL Sweden had a nuclear weapons program in the 50's and early 60's. They had the necessary materials and came very close to building a nuclear bomb before the program was shut down due to changing military doctrine, public opposition, and pressure from the United States.
l0Pa TIL despite being portrayed as young and healthy, John Kennedy was hospitalized dozens of times and on three occasions given his last rites.