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TIL that one of the first recorded black people in Britain was named ‘Reasonable Blackman’ (1579–1592)

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BrG1L TIL that there was a complete ban of gum from 1992 to 2004 in Singapore. Since 2004, they have allowed dental gum to be imported in, because the US asked for it in a trade deal. The ban was to the annoyance of chewing gum being everywhere .
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