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TIL In 2008, a British man was arrested for drug possession in Dubai after 0.003 grams of marijuana were detected in his shoe.

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xd7b TIL a Canadian province had a “Sexual Sterilization Act” from 1928-1972. Almost 3000 sterilizations were performed on minorities and women who were deemed “mentally defective.” In 1995 a sterilized women was awarded almost $1 million for her humiliation at being wrongfully labeled as a moron.
oRvWR TIL There’s A World Championship For Microsoft Excel Spreadsheets. In 2019, the competition attracted over 850,000 candidates from 119 countries
yGll TIL that until 1994, a pencil was inserted into a person’s hair to help determine a South African’s racial identity. If the pencil fell out easily, the person was considered white.
dDmrZ TIL when Mongols defeated the Poles at the battle of Legnica, they beheaded king Henry II and paraded his head. His wife recognized his mutilated body by his eleventh toe.
KY8dQ TIL You are not supposed to rinse with water after brushing your teeth