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TIL Some people wear adult diapers to celebrate New Years at Time Square due to a lack of toilets.

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PYKYE TIL that "Smarties" in Canada and USA mean two different things. American Smarties are called "rockets" in Canada, and Canadian Smarties doesn't exist in USA.
OJN6 TIL in 2009, Colorado initiated its Family Planning Initiative to provide low-to-no cost birth control to 68 family clinics around the state. Between 2009 and 2013, the state’s teen birth rate dropped by 40%.
7XEM TIL When ATM machines were introduced, it was assumed that the tellers’ job would be eliminated. But ATMs ended up increasing tellers overall. ATMs introduced - Teller jobs per branch reduced - Branches became cheaper to operate - Number of branches increased - Overall number of tellers increased.
ZpZVv TIL: Morgan Freeman has suffered with paralysis in his left hand since he was left seriously injured in 2008 after his car flipped multiple times
OoD5g TIL the US Coast Guard used to regularly receive phone calls and telegrams from concerned citizens, asking why they hadn't yet rescued the cast members of Gilligan's Island.