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TIL that ‘Holland’ is just a province in the Netherlands, and shouldn’t be used to refer to the entire country.

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1aWw4 TIL That the inventor of petroleum jelly ate a spoonful every day, claiming it had tremendous health benefits. He lived to be 96. He also, reportedly, during a serious bout of pleurisy in his mid-50s, had his nurse rub him from head to foot with the substance. He soon recovered
eXL TIL The Freakonomics guys showed legalized abortion has significantly contributed to a decline in crime, starting 18 years after Roe v Wade
E9mo TIL that humans and domesticated animals now outweigh all wild terrestrial vertebrates by an order of magnitude.
wLAyM TIL Gerald Ford served as vice president and then president of the U.S without actually being elected for either of those roles.
wLp6J TIL that basketball legend Magic Johnson signed a 25 year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers for $1 Million a year. It would put him on contract with the Lakers from 1984-2009.