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TIL The Netherlands Closed Eight Prisons Due To Lack Of Criminals

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R5Wk8 TIL Naomi Campbell appeared in the music video for "Is This Love?" by Bob Marley, she was just 7 years old at the time
6oxY TIL most road vehicles are slightly cross castered and cambered so in the event of steering loss, the vehicle will want to go to the shoulder instead of oncoming traffic
4DWJ TIL it is a mortal sin to withhold a just wage in Catholicism. Remuneration “should guarantee man the opportunity to provide a dignified livelihood for himself and his family on the material, social, cultural and spiritual level.”
eprj5 TIL that since 1997, a group of craftsmen has been building a medieval-style castle in France from scratch, using only 13th-century techniques, tools, and materials, as part of an ongoing experimental archaeology project called “Guédelon.” The estimated completion date is 2030.
wLVyJ TIL that in 1996 a bill was passed to protect food vendors from liability for giving unused food to the needy instead of throwing it away for liability reasons.