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TIL Mormon Missionaries aren’t allowed to swim while they’re on mission

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pY9n4 TIL The first speeding ticket was issued in the UK. In 1896 a person was caught driving 8 miles per hour in a zone where the maximum limit was 2mph.
5VBJ8 TIL about a nun who, bored with monastic life and wanting “carnal” desires, faked her own death to escape, colluding with other nuns and creating a dummy of her that was buried. She was later found in a neighboring town living “indecently.” It’s unknown if she ever returned to the nunnery
p8K7b TIL The Americas was the British preferred location for prisoners, and it only became Australia until the US gained its independence.
GAWkN TIL most coffee creamers are made mostly of just water, oil, and sugar. There is no milk or cream. Some brands have casein , which is a milk derived ingredient.
kJYde TIL that Ikea’s catalog is as popular as the Bible and the Koran. More than 203 million copies of the catalog are distributed around the globe.