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TIL A report found that, for every $1 invested in the US National Park Service, the American public receives $4 in economic value.

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KO6WG TIL That it’s legal to masturbate in public in Italy. Italy’s highest court ruled masturbation in public is not illegal. It is also legal in Sweden as long as “it’s” not directed at anyone.
l7BmG TIL Seinfeld’s iconic Festivus holiday( episode “The Strike”). Didn’t appear until the Last Season. Which is notable for such a lasting meme coming at the end of a sitcom.
8Pya TIL that Shakespeare was the first to use many words with the prefix “un” (such as unreal, undress, uneducated, unmitigated, unchanging, etc) in print or on stage.
d8plB TIL Bald faced lie isn't a mispronunciation or misunderstanding of bold faced lie. They are both sayings and mean different things.
wDp7 TIL: An old woman approached Stephen King in a supermarket and said “You are the horror writer. I don’t read anything that you do. I just like things more genuine, like that Shawshank Redemption.” He said, “I wrote that”. And she said, “No you didn’t”. And she walked off and went on her way.