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TIL that S&H Green Stamps are still a thing

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eP96 TIL in 2005, the British Medical Journal published a study to investigate the loss of workplace teaspoons
LQrLP TIL about the Women's 1500m at the 2012 Summer Olympics, called "one of the dirtiest race in history", where six of the first nine finishers (1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, and 9th) have been found to have been doping and the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 7th and 9th finishers were disqualified as of now.
kOeLd TIL that only 6.6% of the Hawaiian population is made up of native Hawaiians. (based on 2000 census)
v4ML TIL that ‘meconium’, the first bowel movement of an infant, can be tested to determine if the mother smoke, drank or engaged in drug use during pregnancy. Meconium testings can be used in the US to determine the eligibility of the parents to keep their newborn child.
Oo1na TIL in the 16th and 17th centuries, English people literally bought their military ranks. In 2020 USD, 130k or so for cavalry, up to 1.6 million for lt. colonel