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TIL it’s estimated that about 85 percent of hospitals still rely on pagers for communication.

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OvoY TIL that Nevada is the only state to have a “None of the above” option in Presidential elections
woGZJ TIL Krusty the Clown was originally supposed to be Homer Simpson in disguise, which is why they were drawn so similarly. The concept was later dropped because the writers thought it was too complicated for the show.
D1M1e TIL that German folk singer Sibylle Baier recorded her album Colour Green during 1970-73 but wasn't released until 2006, over 30 years later, when her son found the tapes.
PX8E TIL 15 girls perished in a school fire in Saudi Arabia because morality police outside would not let them exit because they weren’t wearing a veil.
dr0E TIL the world’s most expensive keyboard in 2007 cost over $4,400 US and was hand lacquered using a brush made from the hairs of virgins then coated in gold dust.