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TIL that the retailer Target has a “walk of shame” policy intended to cause emotional distress to employees accused of wrongdoing, by having them publicly arrested and paraded through the store in handcuffs.

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4Mx5 TIL during prohibition in the US, merchants sold “bricks” of grape concentrate with a packet of dried yeast. These would come with a “warning label” cautioning not to mix the brick, yeast, water and sugar in a pot and then seal it for seven days, or else “an illegal alcoholic beverage will result”.
6EQYX TIL When President Harry S. Truman visited Disneyland in 1957, he refused to come aboard the popular Dumbo attraction. Truman, a Democrat, didn’t want to be seen riding in the symbol of the Republican Party.
xYx5 TIL that in 2014, Betty White was awarded the Guiness World Record for “Longest TV Career for an Entertainer (Female),” with a 1939 debut.
KYlvG TIL a territorial loophole created a de facto lawless piece of land between the Dutch and Belgian border. This area became known for hosting illegal raves, drug deals and prostitution. The loophole was closed in 2018 after a headless corpse was found there.
gM6GA TIL according to a 2011 study published in the International Journal of Impotence Research, eating 100 grams of pistachios at lunch every day for three weeks led to increased blood flow to “the problem area,” leading to a significant decrease in erectile dysfunction.