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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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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 — 2 hours ago
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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 — 4 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 — 4 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 — 2 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 — 2 hours ago