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TIL divorce only became legal in Ireland in 1997.

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LQ5BV TIL of Charles Blondin, the world famous tightrope walker that crossed the Niagara Gorge on a 3.25 inch rope while performing various tasks including pushing a wheelbarrow, carrying a man on his back, and making an omelette.
j6PAE TIL Americans were forbidden to travel to China until 1979, when President Jimmy Carter made the decision to normalize relations with China
QNxQ6 TIL that the CPR doll is modeled after a real person. Her name was L'Inconnue de la Seine and she drowned in a river near Paris. She has come to be known as “the most kissed face in the world”.
p8wMp TIL that Kanye West first started making beats when trying to make a Mario style game about a giant penis
4X9oX TIL I learnt that there is only a film of Queen Victoria. Filmed during Her Last visit to Ireland. The only "Victorian" film.(1900). Now upscaled to [4K, 50 fps]