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TIL that Mother’s Day in the USA is on a different day than Mother’s Day in the UK

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W7BnA TIL Ottoman coffee ban (1600s): An Ottoman Sultan outlawed coffee and even executed those who consumed it.
Wkxb4 TIL under Arizona's "Stupid Motorist Law," if you become stranded after driving through barricades to enter a flooded road, you will be charged for your emergency rescue.
MexMA TIL There's a satellite in orbit that's running a Nexus 1 Android as one of its main CPU's
RPw4 TIL The man who invented the K-Cup coffee pods doesn’t own a single-serve coffee machine. He said,“They’re kind of expensive to use…plus it’s not like drip coffee is tough to make.” He regrets inventing them due to the waste they make.
eQgE TIL the highest ranking and rarest military decoration in ancient Rome was a crown made of grass. It was awarded to officers whose actions saved an entire legion, or an entire army, and was made up of only grass, wheat, and flowers.