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TIL in Japan it is illegal to dance after midnight. Nightclubs are routinely raided by the police, and undercover agents go in and check if people are dancing.

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X00jR TIL El Chapo’s wife Emma Coronel was sentenced to 3 years in prison for assisting her husband in his criminal enterprise. A minimum sentence of 10 years was originally planned. Government rumours assure her cooperation. Her life is now at risk, as the cartel does not forgive traitors or suspectes.
RQwQ TIL, the phrase “if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear” has been attributed to both the Nazi Minister of Public Enlightenment and Propaganda Joseph Goebbels
WZxd TIL: HYDROX is the original and OREO is the knockoff. Sunshine made Hydrox in 1908 and Oreo copied it in 1912, yet Hydrox is perceived as the knockoff. Hydrox cookies have a tangy, less-sweet filling and a crunchier cookie that gets less soggy in milk. Hydrox will relaunch nationally in 2015.
neLZ7 TIL the standard airline practice of pre-boarding (i.e., allowing passengers with small children and those who need extra assistance to board first) actually improves boarding efficiency by 28% and decreases time to takeoff.
nebG7 TIL: when St. Jerome translated the Bible to common Latin, he made the forbidden fruit an apple as a pun.