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TIL It is Illegal in the US to Grow Wheat in Your Backyard.

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X0nKX TIL Laryy Lessig wrote a book about copyright and how Disney orchestrated lengthening copyright over 90 times in a century and effectively stealing you rights for published works.
dD7rj TIL while on trial for corruption Gayus Tambunan, an Indonesian tax official, bribed his way out of prison 68 times. One of these times he took a flight to Bali to watch a tennis match where he was immediately recognized despite his poor attempt at a disguise.
PQXE TIL that the couple hugging wrapped in a blanket on the cover of the “Woodstock” film are still together, married, with two adult children.
wbn6 TIL a “sugar high,” or hyperactivity in children as a result of sugar consumption, is a myth
QNL69 TIL: In 1562, Spanish bishop Diego de Landa burned 27 Mayan manuscripts in front of the Maya people of Maní, Yucatan. This was an attempt to erase their memories of their Gods and beliefs so that they were more easily coerced into converting to Catholicism. Today, only four Mayan manuscripts exist.