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TIL Uber Hasn't Had An Effect On Drunken-Driving Deaths

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dKMB TIL that in Korea and some other Asian countries, when you are born, you are considered one year old and everyone’s age increases one year on New Years. So if you were born on December 29th, on New years day, you will be considered 2 years old.
PQlG TIL 4% of lost remote controls will be in the fridge or freezer.
9d7B TIL that after a falling out with Ernest Hemingway, Gertrude Stein–who had written the phrase “A rose is a rose is a rose–supposedly received a telegram from him that read: "A bitch is a bitch is a bitch”
OoZZ7 TIL of operation Tamarisk | During the cold war, soviet troops weren't issued toilet paper in the field, leading to them using official documents; Spies were sent in to retrieve these documents from disposal bins. It's seen as one of the most successful espionage missions of the cold war.
xOxD TIL of Eugene Bullard, the first African-American fighter pilot in history. He flew in WWI, was an integral part of the French Underground in WW2 and was a national hero in France. He spent his later years as an unknown elevator operator in America.