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TIL Ketchup is sweeter in British Commonwealth countries than the United States

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4Jl6 TIL in 1887, it was made illegal in Canada to attempt to try to get a woman under 21 years old to have sex with you by promising you would marry her if she did. Punishments for this crime included imprisonment and whipping.
ANWJa TIL that some people suffer from a "weekend migraine" or "let-down headache" on weekends or other breaks from a 9-to-5 weekday job due to a decrease in stress.
78p8b TIL there was a cold snap called the Great Blue Norther on 11/11/1911 where many Midwestern cities recorded record high and low temperatures within a two day span. There were also at least a dozen tornadoes.
nWpo9 TIL a human heart was successfully transplanted twice. After the first recipient's death from unrelated causes, the heart was transplanted into a second patient, who survived.
VMxbD TIL American cinemas used to have a "Dish Night", where patrons who attended would be given a free piece of tableware such as a dish, cup, or soup bowl.