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TIL that begging in Hong Kong is illegal and has a maximum penalty of HKD 500 (USD 64) and one-year imprisonment

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VMGJQ TIL of the Interregnum period in Transjordan in 1920 where, for about a year, the region had no ruler or occupying power. Locals even wrote letters to nearby Sharif Hussein to send "one of his sons" to rule it.
DQa8e TIL the 'Puckle Gun', considered to be one of the first machine guns (1718), had a specialized square shaped bullet to be used against Turks as a means to "convince the Turks of the benefits of Christian civilization".
R7EV7 TIL The expletive "Jesus H. Christ" was first documented by Mark Twain in his autobiography
5rx9 TIL: Woodrow Wilson’s vice president, Thomas Marshall, was known for his sense of humor. One of his favorite jokes was about a woman with two sons, one of whom went to sea and one of whom was elected vice president; neither was ever heard of again.
j6LZa TIL that George Orwell was very into pranks growing up. Amongst his more malicious, was to create an advertisement which implied his college tutor John Crace was a pederast.