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TIL that Father’s Day (tomorrow) is the busiest day for collect calls in the US.

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lo0YV TIL London once boasted a 7.5 acre human poop dump called Mount Pleasant
ne4ZP TIL of Frances Gabe. In the 1980s, she built and patented the world’s only self-cleaning home. The patent contained 68 inventions. She died in obscurity last year at 101 years old.
N7PJN TIL that during WWII, the US Navy discharged gay sailors at Treasure Island in San Francisco. This helped make SF both a refuge and a major travel destination for gay men.
PQGJ TIL That there are “self-pay cells” in some prisons and jails which allows wealthier inmates to rent more upscale cells and privileges. Ranging from $7.50 up to $135 a day.
wRQ1 TIL that Missouri has extremely loose alcohol laws. Not only is public intoxication legal under state law, but it’s illegal for local governments to illegalize it; furthermore, one can drive from St. Louis to Kansas City with an open container, closing it only when passing through five towns.