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TIL that it is illegal to mail dirty underwear.

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MWk8 TIL crisps (potato chips) are labelled “ready salted” because old-fashioned crisps came with a little bag of salt, which the consumer could choose whether or not to use.
ny6G TIL some Native Americans domesticated coyotes into dogs instead of wolves.
vMR4 TIL The US incarcerates 760 prisoners per 100,000 citizens which is 7 to 10 times more than other developed countries
l7Q41 TIL Police in the Indian state of Odisha still have a carrier pigeon service to send information in emergencies
7rvmZ TIL writing down a complex password on paper is significantly better than repeating a non-complex one stored on PC. The likelihood of the paper getting stolen or compromised is WAY less than the PC one via malware, hacking etc.