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TIL that the United States is the only high-income country (and one of eight in the world) that does not provide paid maternal leave.

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6EdnY TIL that New York City is built on an ancient mountain range so old that it has eroded away entirely. Skyscrapers stand where the bedrock is strongest but can't be built where it isn't. That means the tall buildings mark the spots where the mountains once stood.
X0YOX TIL Tommy James and the Shondells declined to play at Woodstock in 1969 after their secretary called and said, "There's this pig farmer in upstate New York that wants you to play in his field."
AD5oB Today I Learned that Hobo, tramp and bum are not synonyms rather a strict hierarchy: Hobos travel and occasionally work; tramps just travel and bums do neither.
wLoQJ TIL in the original story of Aladdin, it is implied that Aladdin is actually Chinese
jaXn TIL that people grill watermelon and call them “watermelon steaks”. It resembles the texture of a seared steak and cookbooks sometimes recommends it as a meat substitute.