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TIL for political reasons, Microsoft does not include country flag emojis in Windows

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XE5gX TIL that there is a criminal called Dr. Ch@os who is currently incarcerated at the supermax prison ADX Florence for causing 28 power failures and hoarding large amounts of cyanide. After 20 years in prison, he is scheduled for release on September 8, 2019.
mxBPx TIL that Pluto is legally a planet when it passes over the skies of New Mexico, whereas it is a dwarf planet for the rest of the world.
1604D TIL that the Mr Men character Mr Tickle is fairly unique amongst the series, in getting completely away with his vice of tickling people and facing no consequences whatsoever for his behaviour.
loPN1 TIL that people who believe they suffer from Electromagnetic Hypersensitivity (EHS) have relocated to a 13,000 square mile US Radio Quiet Zone where wireless is banned to prevent interference with radio telescopes.
EgVjP TIL until 2019, the Verve was forced to give up all their royalties and music credit rights for their 1997 hit song "Bitter Sweet Symphony" due to copyright dispute with ABKCO Studios head Allen Klein over the band's sampling of the Rolling Stone's "The Last Time" in their music.