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TIL that in the year 2006, an Australian tried to sell New Zealand on eBay

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A1Xw TIL In 2005, a German court upheld the right of citizens to flirt at work in response to Wal-Mart Germany’s policy banning any sign of attraction b/w its workers. The court said that such regulations may be acceptable in the US, they are incompatible w/ German labor law & employees’ personal rights.
8aL4K TIL that Mishka, the first sea-otter to be diagnosed with asthma, was taught to use an inhaler originally designed for cats!
D1XWD TIL: The concept of "Liquid Lead", were the roles of leader and follower are changed during the dance by the couple, breaking gender roles.
woOxE TIL about Jimi Heselden, who purchased Segway in 2009. 9 months later he fell into a river while riding a Segway and died.
l7O6V TIL of The Peculiar Flapper Fad of Rouged and Decorated Knees