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TIL that it is illegal to mail dirty underwear.

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8exlV TIL that the term "Cyber Monday" dates to the early 2000s and refers to a time when most people still had dial-up internet at home and would use their employers' high-speed internet connections to shop online upon returning to work after Thanksgiving break.
QJOke TIL about Otávio Jordão da Silva, a 20 year old Brazilian soccer/football referee who was stoned, beheaded, and quartered by spectators after he stabbed a player who punched him for making a controversial call. His head was put on a stake in the field.
N79ZM TIL if you lose fat weight, 84% of that comes out through your lungs. In other words, nearly all the weight we lose is exhaled.
jNybv TIL Princess Diana was a self-mutilator. She publicly admitted throwing herself down stairs whilst pregnant and cutting herself with razors, penknives, and other kitchen tools because of her torment over her marriage relationship.
LkoAP TIL in Ontario, anyone living within 50km of a nuclear plant can order free iodine tablets for use in the event of a nuclear accident. Anyone within 10km receives them by mail automatically.