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TIL that’s illegal to not smile in Milan, Italy. The exceptions are for people who attend funerals or those at the bedside of a family member suffering from a serious disease.

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yQnpe TIL P.T. Barnum coined the term 'Bandwagon' in the 19th Century simply as the name for the wagon that carried a circus band
ZRgR TIL Onions are the only commodity banned from futures trading in the United States. The Onion Futures Act was passed in 1958 after two traders cornered the onion market in Chicago controlling 98% of all available onions.
xVm9k TIL that Tom Hanks has a brother named Jim who has substituted for voice roles like "Woody" in various things like video games.
4Xppo TIL a bill named the COVFEFE Act was introduced in 2017 to ensure internet communication from the President, via Twitter or other means, is preserved and stored in the National Archives
yQXYV TIL The Vatican has a telescope in Arizona. The Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope (VATT) is part of the Mount Graham International Observatory and is operated by the Vatican Observatory, one of the oldest astronomical research institutions in the world.