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TIL John Snow's influence helped create the modern sewer system

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QJov6 TIL that mammals are older than flowers
mMoE TIL James Brown left over $100 million of his estate to educate poor children in South Carolina. Ten years after his death, not a penny has been spent in that cause, as legal battles have kept his estate in limbo and legal fees have drawn down the value to under $10 million.
7KQP TIL: That 70% of Iran’s science and engineering students are women and that its scientific progress is reported to be the fastest in the world.
x8v1 TIL in March 1992, after Southwest just started using the “Just Plane Smart” motto, Stevens Aviation, who had been using it for their motto, threatened a trademark lawsuit. Instead of a lawsuit, the CEOs of both companies staged an arm wrestling match for the use of the phrase.
0xkv TIL that a town in China produces 60% of all the xmas decorations in the world