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Today I Learned (TIL)

r/todayilearned

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Posted by5 hours ago

TIL Prostitution was the biggest source of employment for women in Helena, Montana in the 1870’s and 80’s. In 1886 there were 52 prostitutes working the city. The madams became so wealthy they bought up blocks of downtown property and even started their own mortgage company.

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TIL of "The Paradox of Choice." Research indicates that when we are given too many options to choose from, we tend to end up less satisfied than if we had fewer options to choose from. Increased choice leads to higher expectations, followed by regret and self-blame.

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TIL that the Philippines is 1 out 2 countries in the world that still doesn't allow divorce. It also has the 10th highest number of child brides globally, with 100,000 women married before their 15th birthday.

girlsnotbrides.org/learni...

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Posted by14 hours ago

TIL Burt Ward once claimed that his penis was so big that ABC prescribed him penis-shrinking pills.

menshealth.com/entert...

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TIL On average, the United States has only eight public toilets per 100,000 people

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Posted by11 hours ago

TIL the world's longest constitution was the Constitution of Alabama from 1901-2022. At 388,882 words, it was 51 times longer than the U.S. Constitution and 12 times longer than the average U.S. state constitution.

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