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TIL pajamas are called 'night suits' in south asia

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x6vb5 TIL: The Oregon Bottle Bill (House Bill 1036) in 1972 set bottle return deposits at $0.05, when the average cost of a bottle was $0.10. This return fee hasn't increased since it's implementation. Which means deposit fees have gone down from 50% the initial cost, to 2.5% of the cost of the product.
XEo1D TIL the names of the states Kansas and Arkansas have the same root, the name of the Kansa tribe, thought to mean "people of the south wind". However the 'kansas' in the states' names are pronounced differently due to Kansas being an English derivation, and Arkansas being a French.
a8Y9J TIL due to the difference in bacterial make-up, men’s armpits smell rancid and cheese-like, while women’s armpits smell fruity and onion-like
yp7M TIL an Omaha man has filed a lawsuit against the University of Nebraska over its longstanding tradition of releasing balloons into the air after its football team scores a touchdown, alleging the practice violates environmental laws.
8agOX TIL about the types of map projections. There is this map projection called AuthaGraph and it is the most accurate 2D map projection in existence (which can also be magically folded into a 3D globe!)