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TIL that in Ohio, one of the first documented criminal rings was the Society of the Banana

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9wvep TIL the concept of sister cities originated in WW2 as a way of establishing solidarity between allied cities that had been devastated by fighting and air raids. The first 'twinned' cities were Coventry, England and Stalingrad in the Soviet Union in 1942 as both were extensively destroyed in the war
b9kaZ TIL In Sweden, Elisabeth Hallin and Lasse Diding tried to name their child Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116, which is apparently pronounced "Albin," to protest a 5,000 SEK fine when they failed to register his name by his fifth birthday.
rYnW TIL that at the 1931 World Ice Hockey Championship the Canadian team was recognized as being so dominant, such that they did not participate in the play off tournament. Canada was put into the gold medal final game, and the tournament was played to determine an opponent. Canada won.
MN1A TIL In Ancient Sparta boys were punished for not answering questions Briefly and Wittily enough
e0mLE TIL that the Code of Hammurabi, while notorious for its eye for an eye punishments and the removal of body parts of the guilty party, was also one of the earliest pieces of written law to have it a requirement for an innocent person to be assumed innocent until proven guilty