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TIL you can be prosecuted for deleting your browser history– as a felony, with a possible 20-year sentence. Even if you were unaware you were the subject of an investigation.

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gAVD TIL: That on 9/11, after the first plane hit the North Tower of the WTC, people in the South Tower wanted to leave but were advised by a announcement to stay at their desks. Some of those who tried to leave anyway were turned back by security in the building before the exits. 1,120 died.
YpQK7 TIL The 2-step initial pawn move is absent in Indian chess; thus, en passant is also absent. Normal castling with rook and king is absent. The king can make a knight's move once in a game, known as Indian castling. On reaching the opposite end of the board, pawns promote to the piece of that square.
WakA TIL: El Chapo would pick an elegant restaurant, Diners would politely be demanded their telephones, promising that they would be returned at the end of the evening. Chapo would come in and feast, return the telephones, pick up the tab for everyone, and head off into the night.
ANged TIL about toilet gods. "A toilet god is a deity associated with latrines and toilets... Such deities have been associated with health, well-being and fertility."
9V0X TIL Richard II (1393) passed an act in the UK for all pubs to have a sign outside the establishment. “Whosoever shall brew ale in the town with intention of selling it must hang out a sign, otherwise he shall forfeit his ale.”