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TIL 44% of homeless people in the US actually have jobs but can’t afford housing

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pYGAA TIL that in spite of only being a British possession for about a decade prior, Florida remained loyal to the crown during the American Revolution, but was returned to the Spanish after American independence was won.
pw5O TIL in the 1860s, British policemen had the right to legally examine almost any woman’s private parts
G97 TIL that in the Balkans, two beers compete for market dominance: Union & Laško. Drinkers are fiercely loyal to one or the other. However, the rivalry is manufactured; they are made by the same company.
4Xg8w TIL that for every child born or adopted in Wales since April 2014, the government have donated a fruit tree to Ugandan families.
O1QR TIL Rowan Atkinson suffers from a stammer, so he uses over-articulation as a technique to overcome problematic consonants (like ‘B’).