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TIL During the Great Depression, Stores Began Layaway Plans for people who cannot afford an item, when Credit Cards became mainstream in the 80s, the former declined.

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NXvJb TIL: In May 2023, an American man accidentally drove into Canada with 181 kilograms of cannabis and over $600,000 in cash after entering the wrong GPS coordinates. This mistake led to his immediate arrest by Canadian authorities​ at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing in Niagara Falls.
d8NRK TIL that Qırmızı Qəsəbə, in Azerbaijan, is believed to be the only all Jewish town outside of Israel and the United States.
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