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TIL that making memes in Australia is illegal.

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PY7PO TIL New Zealand’s biggest export sector is its agriculture but its farmers, unlike US and EU farmers, receive zero government subsidies.
Z8JJQ TIL prohibition agent Izzy Einstein bragged that he could find liquor in any city in under 30 minutes. In Chicago it took him 21 min. In Atlanta 17, and Pittsburgh just 11. But New Orleans set the record: 35 seconds. Einstein asked his taxi driver where to get a drink, and the driver handed him one.
6EXow TIL that Mall Santas generally earn between $100 and $200 per hour during the holiday season, and can earn as much as $300 an hour if they are willing to work on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
V5J4 TIL there is an optical microscope which is assembled from a single piece of paper and a lens, costing less than $1 to build. It can magnify up to 2000 times and weighs 8 grams.
xVEZo TIL - The inventor of the USB had originally intended for it to be flippable, however that idea was scrapped due to the extra cost. Despite USB becoming the standard, he still regrets that decision. "In hindsight, we blew it," he said.