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TIL that South Africa has a "Witchcraft Suppression Act" that is still in force

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epr5J TIL that Bangkok is only a shortening of Thailand's capital city's real name. It's full ceremonial name is "Krungthepmahanakhon Amonrattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilokphop Noppharatratchathaniburirom Udomratchaniwetmahasathan Amonphimanawatansathit Sakkathattiyawitsanukamprasit".
691QW TIL about the 'criterion of embarassment', a type of analysis in which a historical account is deemed likely to be true under the inference that the author would have no reason to invent a story that would embarrass themselves. The crucifixion of Jesus is an example of such an event.
woZaJ TIL that Mickey Rourke turned down roles in 48 Hours, Platoon, Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop, Rain Man, The Silence of the Lambs, Tombstone and the role of Butch in Pulp Fiction.
neKA7 TIL that Rodney Dangerfield smoked pot at the White House during the Reagan administration.
yQ1ml TIL that a minority of people use two spaces after a period and that one space has been endorsed by the Chicago Manual of Style