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TIL It’s illegal to whistle in Petrolia, Ontario

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e0RlL TIL in Monty Python and the Holy Grail the actors mimed riding horses because the small production budget didn't allow for real horses to be used.
8Y8 TIL the cheapest place to buy Japanese beer is everywhere, but Japan, due to ridiculous japanese taxation of malt.
KYvaJ TIL most worms are actually a bright pink, but look brown because of their habitat and diet.
a8m40 TIL in 1912 George Pyle, the head coach of the Florida Gators football team became a "fugitive from justice" in Cuba after he broke a law saying coaches couldn't stop sports games. Pyles was arrested, but posted bail and promptly fled to the US. He refused to play the game over a rules dispute.
LQoZp TIL that in 2011, a Massachusetts man tried to sue DreamWorks for $12 million, falsely claiming that he originally created the story behind Kung Fu Panda. After it was discovered that he was lying, he was sentenced to 2 years in prison for perjury and wire fraud.