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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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e0XY5 TIL we have left so much waste on the moon including robots, spacecraft parts, moon buggies and much more hardware. "The least charming are 96 bags for poo, urine and vomit that scientists, being scientists, are keen to get their hands on should the opportunity arise."
j6eNX TIL Hezekiah's Tunnel is a collection of tunnels in the rock beneath Jerusalem. It was built around 700 BCE to prepare for a siege by the Assyrians. Some of them are still used.
j5Vv TIL: Amazon rich guy Jeff Bezos has recovered Apollo 11 and 12 rocket engines from the Atlantic Ocean, at depths of around 14,000 feet, a mile deeper than the Titanic
Oo8d7 TIL - Cast Away screenwriter Bill Broyles Jr. spent 10 days on an isolated Mexican island for research purposes. He learned how to spear fish and ate them raw, licked water off of leaves and most significantly he befriended a Wilson branded volleyball that washed up on the beach.
R5L58 TIL that during the medieval period, there existed a female pope named Pope Joan. Legend has it that she disguised herself as a man and rose to the papacy in the 9th century. Her true identity was allegedly revealed when she gave birth during a procession.