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TIL that there is a suburb in Australia called Surfers Paradise that have “Meter Maids” who are in bikinis and feed expired parking meters to promote the area and preserve goodwill

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R7kg1 TIL that botox injections are sometimes used to treat symptoms of Parkinson's Disease like drooling
0wP8L TIL that one of the things the Mafia can trace it's origins to is the citrus trade in the mid 1800's. The extortion, intimidation, and protection rackets that characterize Mafia activity were first practiced and perfected in the citrus gardens of Palermo, Italy.
OGMJR TIL of the Love Canal Chemical Disaster where they built a school on a chemical dump site and eventually 950 residents were evacuated in Niagara Falls, New York
0drBy TIL Chiropractic Medicine Was Founded In 1895, When A Magnet Healer Allegedly Cured A Janitor's Deafness Through Knowledge Given To Him From The 'Other World'.
kdKd TIL- To celebrate the launch of Windows 7 in Japan, Burger King made a burger with seven patties. A spokesman said “the group of people who have an interest in…the 7-patty burger — overlaps with the group of people who have an interest in Windows 7.”