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TIL saying “ahoy-hoy” was at one time the preferred way to answer the phone.

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4X7xo TIL in Brazil, prison sentence is reduced by 4 days for every book read.
OoRYa TIL that 85-90% of cancers are due to people's environment and lifestyles
YNvP TIL: in 2008 a mother of and her 4 children built a 5 bedroom house in 9 months using YouTube videos as a guide
b9Xkp TIL that some stray dogs in Moscow have mastered its complex subway system. They get on and off at regular stops. They also know how to deal with the Metro’s crowds and loud noises, distractions that domesticated dogs can’t often handle.
8xpb TIL that the first same-sex marriage license in the US was issued exactly 39 years ago, in Boulder, CO (by county clerk Clela Rorex, who later refused a marriage license to a man and his horse… because the underage horse did not have parental consent)