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TIL that for 11 years, Norway banned skateboarding

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9JPr TIL that an anti-Nazi organization called Exit distributed free t-shirts at a neo-Nazi rock concert in Germany. These shirts appeared to be neo-Nazi-themed, but after they were washed, an anti-Nazi message was revealed.
JY4w1 TIL forensic scientists while determining the time of death, note that drugs found in dead bodies will alter the development rates of insects feeding on a corpse. Cocaine will speed up fly/maggot rates and Morphine or Heroine will slow it down.
GY0Xg TIL that citizenship was granted to pollinators (bees, bats, hummingbirds, butterflies) in a suburb of Costa Rica's capital
gMy5L TIL about the Stoned Ape Theory, which suggests that the consumption of magic mushrooms by early humans is one of the factors that led to the rapid increase of the brain/cranium size.
D1dKV TIL planned obsolescence is illegal in France; it is a crime to intentionally shorten the lifespan of a product with the aim of making customers replace it. In early 2018, French authorities used this law to investigate reports that Apple deliberately slowed down older iPhones via software updates.