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TIL revenge killings were legal in Japan up to 1873

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ZnnB TIL that In 2005, Tennessee began requiring drug dealers to anonymously pay taxes on any illegal substances they sold.
OGL4R TIL Ronald Reagan's speechwriter Peter Robinson originally intended for him to deliver the famous line "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall" in German. Robinson thought the big line should be about opening the Brandenburg Gate because he argued that is an even bigger symbol to the Germans
wog87 TIL: It is common for people (particularly Hindus) to be given names on the basis of horoscopes, usually provided by an astrologer. The astrologer determines the sound a name should begin with and the family will choose a name based on that sound.
0dR0y TIL Rugby was once an Olympic sport. The USA won the gold medal at the Olympics of 1920, and again at the Olympics of 1924. The UK, where the game was invented, never won.
yQy8J TIL the worlds richest African American is no long Oprah Winfrey, its Philanthropist Robert F. Smith who started as a Chemical Engineer but eventually started his own investment firm and is now worth approx 4.4 Billion USD.