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TIL pepper spray is banned for use in war by Article I.5 of the Chemical Weapons Convention, which bans the use of all riot control agents

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Eg6Yp TIL that Phillipines is the only country in the world where getting a divorce is illegal
J1A0Q TIL about the Teddy bear toss, a popular Christmas season promotion at junior ice hockey and minor league hockey games. Fans are encouraged to bring teddy bears and throw them on the ice when the home team scores its first goal. The toys are gathered donated to hospitals and charities.
ND1J TIL that the pangolin is the only mammal with scales and it’s also the most illegally traded wild mammal on the planet, and is in danger of being eaten to extinction.
GwmE TIL Chris Hemsworth’s first movie role was in Star Trek (2009). He played Kirk’s father who dies in the opening sequence of the film.
ADkJ7 TIL HBO had to hire a team of 160 lawyers before releasing its film "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief" beause of the Church's litigious nature