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TIL Smoking in the presence of a child is considered physical abuse in Latvia.

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P1QMV TIL the late Jerry and Rita Alter, a suburban New Mexico couple, allegedly stole Willem de Kooning's Woman-Ochre from the University of Arizona Museum of Art in 1985 and kept the $160 million artwork on the wall behind their bedroom door until it was found there after Rita died in 2017.
dDxg9 TIL the highspeed rail in Indonesia is called "Whoosh"
W0vX TIL There is gum from Japan that acts as deodorant making your whole body smell good
4XeK6 TIL During the 1960 campaign, Kennedy learned that a group of Kenyan students who had won scholarships to study at American universities didn't have enough funds to come. When Eisenhower refused to intervene, JFK arranged to have the Kennedy family foundation underwrite their travel
NX7P8 TIL During the 1930 Indianapolis 500, Chet Miller's car had suffered suspension failure and was not allowed to continue until it was fixed. With no parts on hand, mechanics went to a spectator's car in the infield, and took parts off of it. Then replaced them post race without the owner knowing.