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TIL Canadian sweepstakes winners are required to complete a math equation to be eligible to receive their prize due to the Canadian Competition Act

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OG0R4 TIL Mormons enjoy Jell-O leading to the area of the US where they settled being named the "Jell-O Belt":
oB1LA TIL Pakistan arrested the doctor who helped the CIA track down and kill Osama Bin Laden. He organized a fake hepatitis camp and got hold of his DNA. The doctor was charged with treason and 33 years in prison.
kJnKm TIL of Omar Ibn Said, an enslaved black Muslim scholar from the 18th century. Although his slave owners believed he had converted to Christianity, his autobiography revealed that he was still Muslim. His love for Jesus was interpreted as Christian, when Jesus is also a Muslim Prophet.
DdmP TIL that the song “Brown Eyed Girl” was originally called “Brown Skinned Girl” and about an interracial relationship.
Zp5y4 TIL the now derogatory term "spinster", referring either to a woman who is single past the prime age range for marriage or a woman unlikely ever to marry, originated from the 1600s when unmarried women were typically the ones to spin wool. The term was official, used in legal documents.