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TIL: MTV’s “16 and Pregnant” and “Teen Mom” Contributed to A Drop in Teen Birth Rate

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EAQx TIL: Having KFC “Kentucky Fried Chicken” is a Christmas tradition in Japan.
Me0aB TIL that in 1964 Canada honored John F. Kennedy by naming the tallest unclimbed mountain in North America "Mt. Kennedy." In 1965 Robert F. Kennedy, as part of a National Geographic expedition, became the first person ever to reach the summit.
VBJEp TIL In the 1970s, Irish banks went on strike -- so people made their own currency, and the pubs kept the country from falling into ruin
w5MY TIL that Benito Mussolini’s granddaughter was featured in the cover page of Playboy in 1983, and is now a member of the Italian parliament.
pRvZ TIL that nearly 4 million Indians died in 1942 because of an artificial famine caused by the British government