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TIL that the expression “Yo” has been in use since the 16th century.

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K5yE TIL that after the death of Swaziland’s King Sobhuza II in 1982, the reigning queen enforced a 75-day mourning period that only allowed commerce essential to the life of the nation. During this time, the queen outlawed sexual intercourse and those caught were punished by flogging.
e0oDJ TIL DoorDash was forced to honor its own arbitration clause after over 5,000 drivers took the company to arbitration, and costed it $12 million just in filing fees.
ne9LG TIL when Macy’s added giant balloons to the Thanksgiving parade in 1927, they were released at the end of the parade. Anyone who recovered and returned one got $100.
wlaM TIL That the idea for the movie Human Centipede was from a joke on how child molesters should be punished
aw4eM TIL that the Dutch East India Company is considered the world’s first multinational corporation. It was a “company-State” that over its 200-year history, had stockholders, occupied territory, minted currency and even tried/executed prisoners.