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TIL Before toilet paper was invented, Americans used to use corn cobs.Alternatively, they’d use periodicals like the Farmers Almanac, which was designed with a hole so it could hang in outhouses.

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GZ75 TIL that dangerous highways in Korea play a melody only when a car is travelling the speed limit, successfully preventing accidents by keeping people awake and encouraging them to travel at a safe speed.
ngXB TIL that even though Disney was willing to completely fund Lady in the Water, M. Night Shyamalan stormed out of their offices claiming they no longer valued individualism, because then-chairman Dick Cook didn’t understand the story. The film was later released under Warner Bros.
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