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TIL that they feed inmates dogs and cats in South Korea

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d8m9d TIL in 1970, a gay man discovered a loophole in Minnesota law that said gay marriage wasn't explicitly illegal, as long as officials allowed it. He then changed his name legally from 'Jack' to 'Pat Lyn' and fooled officials into thinking he was a woman — successfully getting a gay marriage license.
wokp1 TIL Garry Kasparov helped design a chess-playing computer program. Kasparov also makes an appearance as the last computer profile which has to be defeated in order to win the "Kasparov Chess Club"
ep4ln TIL in the 1400s, Saxon bakers appealed to 5 different Popes for permission to use butter during the Advent season, and Pope Innocent VIII sent the "butter letter" finally approving it
Z8o9a TIL There is a giant "Parabelrutsche" or Parabolic slide in the Mathematics department of the technical university in Munich.
nVd TIL Bob Ross donated all of the paintings from the TV shows to PBS stations across the country