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TIL that South Africa is the only country in the world to have both polygamy and same sex marriage legally recognised

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LkVP9 TIL that Don Rosa (Scrooge McDuck comic book author and illustrator) is almost unknown in the US while having a near rockstar status in Europe
woDl8 TIL that lions are also native to India and that the last ones in Asia are found in Gir national park. The current population of Asiatic lions in India is 891 and they are listed as endangered. Similar to African nature parks, you can also go on safari in Gir national park to see the lions.
b9wW9 TIL of tulip mania when in 1630's the price of one tulip bulb rose to about 20 years wages. Everybody got rich and then the last ones in went bankrupt.
dDmQj TIL "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams caused controversy in Canada due to the "Canadian Content" system. The song didn't qualify as Canadian content because it was recorded in England and co-produced by "Mutt" Lange. The song and album was ignored by Canada's annual Juno Awards.
0wnyL TIL in 2008, McDonald's Japan paid 1,000 people to wait in line for the release of the Quarter Pounder in Osaka. People were paid $10 an hour to do this. 15,000 people gathered at the restaurant due to the fake crowd which caused people to accuse the company of trickery.