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TIL Florida outlawed recreational dwarf tossing in 1989.

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yVYov TIL that three teams were disqualified from the 2012 Olympics for trying to lose their matches to secure more favorable placements in the knockout stages.
Bv5y TIL that during the 1973 Eurovision Song Contest, the audience had to remain seated while applauding otherwise they risked being shot by security forces
gMagW TIL “Happy Birthday” is now in the Public Domain after Time Warner was sued in 2016
yVZV8 TIL: Boeing threatened congress on cancelling MAX planes unless they get a reprieve from safety regulations. After getting faa to previously relax rules for them contributing to death.
aKMM TIL that a tomb was built inside the U.S. Capitol for George Washington’s remains. The tomb is still accessible but not open to the public. He was instead buried at Mount Vernon by the wish of his will.