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TIL that Singapore banned chewing gum 1992 to 2004. The ban was so strict that travelers had to declare any gum at immigration, and violators faced fines up to S$10,000 or jail time.

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BrWEk TIL 'US Radium' employed women to paint dials of watches with radioactive radium paint. The women were instructed to point their brushes on their lips. This led to many of the workers' losing their jaws and even deaths. Company paid examiners covered it up and claimed they had syphilis.
7rAvx TIL that for centuries there has been a secret wing to a museum in Naples, where all the erotic art found in Pompeii was locked away. The cabinet remained closed for more than a hundred years – the doorway even bricked up at one point – and was only fully opened to the public in 2000.
WkjbA TIL that Chinese Checkers was invented in Germany
Yp60B TIL of the "Elfstedentocht" (eleven city tour). An ice skating tour held on natural ice in the province of Frisia. It visits all 11 historical towns in Frisia and spans almost 200 km. It can only take place when the weather is favorable and has only taken place 15 times since the first one in 1909.
oRY4K TIL the number of chicken restaurants in Korea is double the number of McDonald's franchises across the world