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TIL in Sweden it is legal to sell sex for money, but illegal to buy it.

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pYGrb TIL Hawai'ian men grew their hair long because during the times of old, there was a specific “kapu”, or law, set for hula dancers. Used in only the most sacred of traditions, hair was believed to have held an extensive amount of “mana” or divine power.
9YQrr TIL in 1999 the U.S. Space Command used a pet ferret named Misty to run the wiring for the new computer systems in a missile warning center.
PylL TIL of “Herman the German”, one of four massive cranes built to lift German U-Boats during WW2. It was given to the US as post-war reparation, and still works today in the Panama Canal, after 70+ years of service.
DbLv TIL that Cuba has an active maximum wage law, where individuals cannot earn more than 20 U.S. dollars per month
5xQ8 TIL Charles VI of France suffered from such debilitating mental illness that he forgot his own name, his children, his wife and his identity as king. He periodically believed that he was made of glass and tried to prevent himself from breaking.