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TIL: that of the three department stores “Wanamaker's, Saks,and Klein's” referenced in the hit 1950’s musical Guys and Dolls only Saks remains

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W7kP8 TIL of a trend in 1990s modeling culture that emphasized models with emaciated figures, pale skin, messy hair, and dark circles beneath the eyes - commonly known as "Heroin Chic."
E1J4P TIL of the Heckler's Veto, where a speaker's freedom of speech is allowed to be impeded on if people who are listening are audibly overpowering the speaker.
8WoL TIL: In order to offset some of the environmental damage caused by smoking, Indian Prasadam Industries has embedded seeds into its cigarette filters. Their biodegradable cigarette filters flower into trees when thrown away.
5VBP9 TIL in 2000, a 4-year old boy was injured after riding Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin, a ride at Disneyland. The Occupational Health & Safety revealed that Disney failed to load the child into the ride. He never recovered and died in 2009.
webJ TIL that the region of Patagonia in South America originates from the Spanish term “patagón”, roughly translating to ‘giants’, given to natives by Magellan when encountering the local tribe of Tehuelches along the coast. Archaeologists have determined their average male height to have been 6’10”.