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TIL Liechtenstein was the last country in Europe to grant women the right to vote. The first national election in which women could vote occurred in 1986.

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aNWL TIL 13 years ago Portugal decriminalized the usage of drugs. This legalization has been proven a success, increasing the number of people seeking drug abuse support and lowering the rate of HIV spread through drug usage.
vgkL TIL that in 2010 Microsoft banned a user from Xbox Live for putting Fort Gay (A real location in West Virginia) as his address. Microsoft refused to believe that Fort Gay actually existed, and eventually took an appeal from the towns Mayor David Thompson for the issue to be corrected.
epx9E TiL that it can be illegal to put laxatives in your own food to prevent someone stealing your lunch. Bummer!
VMGmm TIL that Swiss diplomat Carl Lutz was behind the largest rescue operation during the Second World War. According to estimates, Swiss activities, of which Carl Lutz was in charge, are thought to have helped to save 62,000 Jews from death
8a8lX TIL the 15th century Islamic mosaics in Spain's Alhambra palace display a near-perfect understanding of mathematical logic and 16 of 17 types of symmetry identified by modern mathematicians