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Z85YQ TIL that it's actually illegal for companies like FedEx to ship "non-urgent" letters unless the customer pays at least six times the value of USPS postage.
9w0YG TIL About The Axeman of New Orlean's, a serial killer who attacked 12 people with an axe and was never caught.
xD6o TIL that hospitals often fly the “Donate Life” flag (just beneath the US Flag) to honor a recent organ or tissue donation. Families are also offered a flag to keep to honor their lost loved one.
O9pY TIL When DuPont invented nylon in 1940, the first stockings manufactured were so good that DuPont chemists had to work on a weaker nylon that would enable runs on stockings and please the manufacturers.
1vbO TIL that only around 5% of Buddha’s teachings have been translated to modern languages; a global non-profit group named 84,000 aims to translate all of Buddha’s teachings to modern languages in order to combat the possible loss of this cultural heritage