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TIL that watching or distributing pornography in North Korea can be punishable by death.

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bK0a TIL updating software is such a pain that only 64% of computer professionals do it automatically or immediately, and only 38% of regular users
e0PyJ TIL that the legal test used in the UK to determine whether something could cause sufficient public confusion to constitute an actionable trademark infringement is called the 'moron in a hurry' test.
90N6 TIL The term “grandfather clause” comes from the Jim Crow era. Literacy tests, poll taxes, and quizzes were designed to keep blacks from voting. But these standards barred poor whites from voting as well. The solution was to pass laws that allowed descendants of past voters to be “grandfathered in”.
aloL TIL: Fiji Water once ran an ad campaign stating “The label says Fiji because it’s not bottled in Cleveland”. The city of Cleaveland responded by testing both Fiji water and their own tap water. They found 6.3 micrograms of arsenic in Fiji water, and none in their own.
Oor6Y TIL that vultures stomach acid pH level is lower than that of car battery acid