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TIL that “smog” is a made-up word, just combining “smoke” and “fog”.

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5V55P TIL that most FedEx Ground trucks on the road are owned and operated by a local businessperson, not FedEx Corporate, via FedEx's ISP, or individual service provider program. These ISPs are similar to franchisees and they buy a route, own the trucks, hire the drivers and get paid to deliver packages.
l7vB7 TIL scientists from Newcastle University discovered that honeybees become 'pessimistic' after being shaken vigorously for 60 seconds.
4XKMX TIL that in the 1930s, Meyer Lansky (a major mob figure) would frequently disrupt Nazi rallies by breaking legs, cracking skulls and throwing attendants out of windows.
D1j6P TIL that many public libraries in the US participate in Inter Library Loan (ILL). That means you have access to virtually any book, journal,magazine or dvd held by any library in the country
n9OY TIL the welfare state was originally a right-wing invention by arch-conservative Otto von Bismarck. Bismarck hated socialism, but he wasn’t an ideologue. He figured out that if you don’t provide a minimum safety net to workers, they will be persuaded by the socialists.