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TIL that grocery cashiers in the US are seldomly given chairs to sit during work (unlike in Europe).

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xOk5 TIL that during WWII, the Gestapo’s most wanted person was New Zealand born Allied agent Nancy Wake. Among her numerous exploits, she killed an SS soldier with her bare hands, to prevent him from raising the alarm during an undercover raid.
BgE0k TIL the prominent scarring on Seal's face is the result of a type of lupus called discoid lupus erythematosus, which affects the skin and leaves large scars.
m1v7x TIL: In 2012, there was a world wide "virginity map" which shows the median and average age virginity is lost around the world. Malaysia had the oldest age people lose their virginity at 23 median and 23.7 average while Iceland had the lowest median at 15.6, but Brazil had the lowest average of 17.3
56K9 TIL in a Dutch auction, the price is REDUCED until a single bid is made, thus ending the sale.
J11r1 TIL that Marie Currie kept vials of radium in her pockets and next to her bed because she liked the glow. Now, more than 80 years since her death, the body of Marie Curie is still radioactive.