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TIL that a U.S. court once debated whether the X-Men are human or not, because “dolls”- which represent human beings - are tariffed at twice the rate of “toys” - which represent something other than human (monsters, robots, etc.). The court decided that X-men are not human.

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nW5VP TIL The Bar Tab of a 1787 Farewell Party for George Washington Indicates That the Founding Fathers Drank 54 Bottles of Madeira, 60 of Claret, 8 of Whiskey, 22 of Porter, 8 of Cider, 12 of Beer--But There Were Only 55 Attendees
l7XoK TIL Every two years, The Inuit come to Puvirnituq for approximately a week for the Snow Festival. In 2005, participants made a giant igloo 40m around and 5m high, and welcomed 400 people inside simultaneously
OGyge TIL: The French in the 19th century developed Canne de combat, a fighting style that utilizes a cane. It was primarily used by the upper class. In WW2, there was a group that would used cane techniques to carry out assassinations. Unfortunately, the last masters of cane fighting are dying out.
jdeQ TIL that chopsticks actually replaced forks in China after they were developed, as opposed to the country having never developed them as many people think.
jQRp TIL in the 1994 Caribbean Cup, due to an unusual variant of the golden goal rule where a goal in extra time was worth double points, Barbadoes scored an own goal deliberately as it was the only way for them to progress to the finals.