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TIL Levi's CEO claimed you don't need to wash jeans, he hasn't washed his in more than a year!

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ek46 TIL Puerto Ricans were granted US citizenship against unanimous opposition: the local govt said it was a ploy to conscript Puerto Ricans for WWI. If Puerto Rico became a state today, it would have a higher population than 22 existing states.
VlLk TIL that if the NC/SC state line, or a county line, passes through your house that you vote in the state/county in which your master bedroom is located.
kJbB TIL that Nazi Germany had made detailed plans to ship 4 million Jews to Madagascar.
VMmpQ TIL in an effort to keep birds of prey away from airports, French scientists discovered that raptors were repelled by an LED screen featuring a "googly eyes" image that appears to enlarge. Screens at an airport with over 8,000 bird sightings successfully reduced raptor visits during a 5 week trial.
JYdj TIL that you can’t play mini games while a game is on its loading screen because Namco holds that patent.