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TIL that a daycare in Israel had an issue of parents picking kids up late and decided to start punishing the parents by making them pay a fine. Surprisingly, the opposite effect occured and more parents started leaving there kids at the daycare and picking them up late.

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8awmG TIL the Rose Parade in Pasadena, CA was started in 1890 as a way to convince East Coast residents to move to California by "showcasing California's mild weather" by proving the "flowers are still blooming and oranges are about to bear."
M7R70 TIL about Sam Zemurray, AKA “Banana Man” an American businessman who made a fortune in banana trade in Latin America by assembling his own private militia and invading Honduras to overthrow Miguel Davila, President of Honduras and leader of the Liberal Party of Honduras.
6KxW TIL early printing presses used the letter “y” for the Middle English letter thorn (þ). “Ye” (definitive article), as in “ye olde”(pronounced “the old”), became commonplace, which contributed to the transition of “ye”(noun) to “thou” to avoid confusion, which eventually lead to “thou” to “you”.
vPjL8 TIL that the BBC had no archival policy until 1978, and many of its old broadcasts were only aired live. A number of BBC broadcasts are lost, including a show featuring a then-unknown Bob Dylan; 97 episodes of Dr. Who; and most of its coverage of the moon landing.
AKna TIL that in 2001, Portugal enacted a nationwide law decriminalizing all drugs, including cocaine and heroin. In 2009, the conservative Cato institute called the policy a “resounding success.”