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TIL The penalty for killing an elephant in Sri Lanka is death
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TIL that there is a species of Tigerfish in the Congo River which eats crocodiles.
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TIL that Google maps won’t give driving directions in South Korea, due to a law that restricts the use of maps.
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TIL in 2007, India introduced a “zero rupee note” as a means of fighting political corruption. The notes are “paid” in protest by citizens to govt functionaries who solicit bribes in return for services which are supposed to be free
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TIL in 2020, a diner in Denver, Colorado had "Stupid questions" listed as a side on their menu for 38 cents and some customers would purposely ask stupid questions to get the charge added to their bill.
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TIL that the first Palio di Siena, in its modern form, took place in 1633, but public races organized by the contrade were popular from the 14th century onwards