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TIL theaters used to have “cry rooms”: soundproof rooms at the back of theaters so mothers wouldn’t disturb others with their children

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8eP0K TIL Gangkhar Puensum is the tallest mountain in Bhutan and the tallest unclimbed mountain at 7,570 m (24,840 ft). Gankhar Puensum will likely remain the tallest unclimbed mountain as mountaineering above 6,000 m (20,000 ft) has been prohibited in Bhutan since 1994 to respect spiritual beliefs.
X0EGD TIL about censorship in Turkish media. Alcohol and Tobacco products are blurred out and sometimes covered with a flower. Any forms of kissing or love making is banned amongst other things like mentioning brands.
1aP7W TIL the definition of "treasure" according to the U.K. government is that it's at least 10% gold or silver and at least 300 years old. When treasure is found, the finder does not own it, and it is illegal to try to sell it.
8eOWa TIL Jeff Turner made some of the most convincing counterfeit USD bills the Secret Service had seen in the last 25 years using bible paper and a consumer-grade inkjet printer.
AK9a TIL an Australian research institute ran a four-month study “to answer the age old question, ‘Where have all the bloody teaspoons gone?’”. Results: 80% of the teaspoons in the study disappeared, with the half life of the teaspoons calculated at 81 days