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TIL About the Civilian Conservation Corps, a US Government sponsored work program that provided training and income for young men and their families during The Great Depression. The program is credited for having improved morale, physical health, and employability for those who participated.

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5LAr TIL of the “Stroke Belt”, a region of the South Eastern U.S. with unusually higher rates of diabetes, stroke and lung cancer than the rest of the country.
ekXJ TIL of the cobra effect, in which unintended consequences make the problem worse. The anecdote goes that the British had a bounty on cobras in India which led to Indians breeding cobras.
4k4Da TIL people over 40 are a protected class in California. We’re not that old damn it!
p8vBb TIL bottled water brands Perrier, S. Pellegrino and Vittel are all owned by the same company, Nestle. In total Nestle sells water under 50 different brands, including Poland Spring and Zephyrhills.
wop0Y TIL Robin Williams didn't suffer from just depression, depression is a symptom of a rare disease called Lewy body Dementia.