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TIL Some women in 19th century India were charged a size based “Breast Tax”, and the defiant actions of a single woman helped abolish the oppressive law

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P1New TIL Chinese's attempt to eradicate sparrow in 1958 lead to estimated 15 to 55 million human death the following year
nKbP TIL that during the OJ Simpson verdict broadcast “Long-distance telephone call volume declined by 58% and trading volume on the New York Stock Exchange by 41%, water usage decreased as people avoided using bathrooms … the verdict cost an estimated $480 million in lost productivity.”
N7G8 TIL Sea Otters have a favourite rock, which they store in a pouch under their arm (usually the left)
b9ap7 TIL that in the original ending of the Inca-inspired animated film "The Emperor's New Groove", the titular Emperor demolishes a rainforest to create a theme park. Sting – who spent 20 years defending the rights of indigenous people – threatened to leave the project unless the ending was changed.
X0JME TIL that Clyde Barrow (of Bonne & Clyde) personally wrote a letter to Henry Ford telling him what a great getaway car the V8 was.