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TIL It’s illegal to whistle in Petrolia, Ontario

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GMej TIL that British banking giant HSBC admitted to laundering billions of dollars for Colombian and Mexican drug cartels and violating a host of important banking laws (from the Bank Secrecy Act to the Trading With the Enemy Act), but there were no criminal charges and no one went to prison.
69VPZ TIL the word for being angry at packaging is 'Wrap Rage', shoutout to battery packs!
k68d TIL–As Zelda Fitzgerald, Author F.Scott Fitzgerald’s wife, emerged from the anesthesia after giving birth, Scott recorded Zelda saying, “I hope it’s beautiful and a fool—a beautiful little fool.” This was a line later used for Daisy Buchanan within the Great Gatsby.
p8Q4G TIL Tom Holland, who played the eponymous character in Spider-Man: Homecoming, actually attended The Bronx High School of Science, which Peter Parker's school was based on, for a few days to prepare for his role as Spider-Man.
YpNx7 TIL Some airplane cushions have charcoal filters in them to stealthily hide farts due to the change in air pressure