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TIL it is illegal for US citizens and corporations to boycott Israel.

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7r9vL TIL Margaret Thatcher's son, Mark, was convicted of a 2004 coup d'etat in Equatorial Guinea.
YpPgv TIL that white speed limit signs are the law, but the yellow speed limit signs are basically suggestions.
DbGg TIL the Beastie Boys won a lawsuit against a company for the unauthorized use of their song “Girls” and had the $1 Million settlement donated to a charity supporting education for Girls
8e91X TIL about Tulare Lake, once the largest body of freshwater west of the Mississippi for thousands of years (3.5x larger than Lake Tahoe), resided in California's Central Valley before it all but completely disappeared in the late 19th Century primarily due to agriculture.
gr1kL TIL Ancient pottery from West Africa have been chemically analyzed, showing organic residue of their diets. The Nok people from 3,500 years ago enjoyed quality nutrition in greens such as African eggplant, okra, cowpea and bombax, and added flavors to starch-based staples