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TIL Florida outlawed recreational dwarf tossing in 1989.

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KNY6 TIL In Germany everyone has to pay for a TV licence by law to fund public broadcasting. They also billed Janosch Städtler repeatedly due to a registration which was filed online by a unkown hoaxer. Attempts of his family to explain that he is a dog remained unheard.
JYpK1 TIL that American Airlines once had to remove a passenger because the guy blew a gasket when employees asked him not to do pull-ups on the overhead storage bins.
5eBr TIL there is a record for the “highest formal dinner”, where competitors must have a three course meal with a formal table and chairs and wear formal attire at the highest altitude. The record is held at 6,800m (22,300ft) in Tibet.
8amVK TIL - 'Jeopardy' players aren't allowed to make wagers referencing sex, Nazis, or Satan
PYmmZ TIL in the 1950s there used to be a bus route between London and Calcutta, India