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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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kO9B TIL all of the videos on BBC’s website have volumes that go up to 11
e0GY5 TIL two thirds of Argentina's population is of Italian heritage. They fled there for economic opportunities and to escape devastating wars. It is the only other country besides Italy with an Italian heritage majority population.
nWyGo TIL that, due to precession, the dates of Zodiac's signs should be shifted to a month back with respect to when they where defined around 2000 years ago
9Yv8m TIL Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy rejected a hotel room in 1950 as teammate and first African-American in the NBA Chuck Cooper was denied a room due to the policies of then-segregated Charlotte NC. Cousy insisted on travelling with Cooper on a cramped overnight train instead.
W7Jmd TIL Caxias do Sul, Brazil is home to a makeshift slum built specifically for stray dogs and cats housed by a animal rights group. With a population of 1000s, it mimics the conditions the country's most impoverished live in, even monetary restraints have caused problems with properly feeding them.