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TIL That we have American Alligators in Oklahoma
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TIL that in an attempt to reduce poo on the streets, anyone handing in a bag of dog poop in New Taipei City, Taiwan, was entered into a lottery for gold ingots and other prizes
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TIL when universal health insurance was passed in Saskatchewan-Canada, doctors were so opposed to it they striked for 23 days.
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TIL that camera flash should always result in natural/red pupil. And any observation of white eye when looking directly at camera, should be immediately reported to an ophthalmologist to rule out a rare form of eye cancer.
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TIL In 1880, Felix Adler, the philosopher who would later lead America’s first national campaign against child labor, proposed a 100% tax rate on income above the point “when a certain high and abundant sum has been reached, amply sufficient for all the comforts and true refinements of life”.
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TIL: Prior to the D-Day landings, men were covertly sent ashore from submarines to collect samples of the sand to see whether it could support the weight of the tanks, trucks and other vehicles.