Knowledge & Facts

Découvertes quotidiennes et faits surprenants sur le monde.

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TIL that most restrooms are free in the USA due to activism efforts in the 70s by the Committee to End Pay Toilets in America. Membership in the Committee cost $0.25, and members received a newsletter, the Free Toilet Paper.

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u/StretchFrenchTerry — 3 hours ago

TIL A US survey of 500 licensed drivers over the age of 18 found that 44 percent of them would fail a written driving test if they had to take it today

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u/ubcstaffer123 — 3 hours ago
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TIL Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of The Boy Scouts Association & cofounder of the The Girl Guides Association, lived his last years in Nyeri, Kenya, where he died & was buried in 1941. His grave is a national monument of historic value maintained by the National Museums of Kenya.

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u/anitapumapants — 1 hour ago

TIL Pope Leo XIV still plays Wordle and Words With Friends with his brother during their daily phone calls, a routine they kept from before his election

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u/Kyzzz — 1 hour ago
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Mike runs his Saint Class miniature live steam locomotive at Yeovil. He built it during lockdown and the locomotive has become quite infamous throughout social media. This miniature hand built Locomotive: GWR 2950 ‘Taplow Court’.

u/Haifisch2112 — 5 hours ago

TIL Charlie Day, Glenn Howerton, and Rob McElhenney, the creators of It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, first met while auditioning for the film Tuck Everlasting (2002)

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u/Sh00ter80 — 1 hour ago