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TIL that Disney’s Frozen movie caused an increase of 153% for flight searches to Norway and a hotel booking increase of 37%.

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yVJ5l TIL Research shows older childfree adults don't typically regret not having kids, and may experience even less desire to change aspects of their lives than their peers who had children.
Zj4R TIL that from 7 September 1978 to 9 May 1989 skateboards were illegal in Norway. For 11 years Norway was the only country in the world where it was forbidden to buy, sell or stand on a skateboard.
rRavW TIL In English Criminal Law, you cannot kill a person for food, even out of necessity. In 1884, three sailors were stuck out at sea and killed the weakest one for food. After being rescued, they were found guilty of murder. This set a legal precedent which continues today
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