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TIL Prostitution isn’t and has never been illegal in Canada

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6Jb7 TIL that Hurling, a wildly popular sport in Ireland, is considered completely amateur, and the players get no pay, despite playing in stadiums that hold 80,000+ fans who pay admission.
PYKbw TIL that, to save money on postage, some letter writers in the 19th century turned their paper 90 degrees to continue the correspondence. Examples are called crossed letters and the technique is called cross-hatching or cross-writing.
eGyk TIL to honor the Breaking Bad series finale in 2013, an Albuquerque mental health clinic gave away two 12-week scholarships to their “Breaking Addiction” program to addicts unable to afford treatment. Applicants had to write personal stories about their struggles with addiction.
5YaBB TIL that McDonald's used to provide tiny spoons for stirring coffee, but stopped because people were using them to measure doses of cocaine. "McSpoon" even became the term for a dose of cocaine in some cities.
JY5oQ TIL that in 1986, Belgrade, then capital of SFR Yugoslavia, came in 4th in the selection of the host of 1992 Summer Olympics held in Barcelona. Only 6 years later, during these olympics, athletes from the FR Yugoslavia were not allowed to participate due to United Nations sanctions.