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TIL that making memes in Australia is illegal.

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B7Bx TIL that maple syrup is essentially anti-freeze for trees.
Brp1y TIL that the exclusive rights to use the color vantablack are owned by artist Anish Kapoor and nobody else is allowed to use it. As a revenge, another artist created the pinkest pink which everyone is allowed to use, except Anish
Y7yR7 TIL that for 30 years, South Korea had 110-120 boys born for every 100 girls, resulting in 700,000 to 800,000 “extra” South Korean men who now are having difficulty finding women to marry
xkbk TIL That after almost getting decapitated while riding his ATV in an abandoned amusement park, a boy was awarded the amusement park after suing the owners.
ZpeK4 TIL that the phrase “Siamese Twins” originated with Chang and Eng Bunker, conjoined twins from Siam born in 1811 who widely exhibited themselves throughout Europe and the United States. They became rich, settled in North Carolina, married two sisters, had 21 children, and owned slaves.