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TIL in Canada, the manufacture and sale of margarine was forbidden by an Act of Parliament in 1886. A lengthy conflict persisted between farmers and consumers, so that margarine did not become permanently legal until 1948, when Parliament referred the issue to the Supreme Court

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xKo0 TIL that a US Army veteran, severely depressed after his wife filed divorce, both parents dead of cancer, his equipment stolen, income stopped, utilities cut off, house in foreclosure, stole a TANK from the armory, went on a rampage on the streets destroying cars, was finally shot and killed.
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6N9J TIL in 1960, a Retired Postal Worker stalked JFK with the intent of assassinating him. On Dec. 11, he was prepared to ram Kennedy with a dynamite-laden 1950 Buick, but changed his mind at the last minute when he decided he didn’t want to hurt Jackie and her children.
WD58 TIL each dollar spent on prison education reduces incarceration costs by $4 to $5 during the first three years after a prisoner is released.