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TIL that pursuant to Section 189 of the German Criminal Code, defaming the dead can lead to a prison sentence of up to two years.

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e0yDJ TIL Korean actress Cho Yeo-jeong, known as Ms.Park in Parasite, starred in a sex comedy when most young Korean actresses stay away from nude scenes as much as possible. Despite the collective concerns that she was "going nude too often," she chose another period thriller with explicit sex scenes
PWvL TIL that a fifth wheel was a concept to help with parallel parking in the 1950’s.
Am87 TIL that Star Trek: The Next Generation’s original uniforms were one-piece jumpsuits, designed one size too small to stretch and look smooth on camera. They were painful to wear, and after Picard’s chiropractor warned that actors risked permanent injury, the show gave them two-piece uniforms.
ylQw TIL that Sponges (animal) can survive being squeezed through fine cloth and are able to reassemble themselves afterwards
R7gB1 TIL the Chinese takeout box was an American invention originally designed to hold oysters and is rarely used for food in Asian countries