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TIL Closing Time by Semisonic Is About Childbirth, Not Last Call at a Bar.

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gra9X TIL the BBC released a 'Green Book' in 1949 to define comedy guidelines. Among some of the banned topics were jokes about fig leaves and vulgar use of the word 'basket'.
RrLQ TIL that People Have More Empathy for Battered Dogs than Human Adult, But Not Child, Victims
7rWXr TIL when Newfoundland agreed to be annexed by Canada in 1949, one of the conditions was that Islanders continue to be allowed to produce and sell margarine
dJor TIL Eating from larger plates can trick your brain into thinking that you’re eating less than those who eat from smaller plates, when you’re actually eating more. This is called the Delboeuf illusion.
WGJo TIL in a region of France where the saturated fat intake is the highest in the world, the rate of heart disease is ¼ that of the US.