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TIL Costa Rica is the only Latin American country to ban hunting for sport

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R7xY6 TIL that in the time of ancient Rome there were up to 11 aqueducts that drained more than nearly 300 million gallons of water to the city, each day. There were nearly 1,300 public fountains.
Oymg TIL that in 2014, only 10 vehicles can be considered “American made.” Only three of those are made by American companies, the rest are Toyota and Honda.
45nb TIL Johnny Cash’s family refused to allow “Ring of Fire” to be used in an advertisement for hemorrhoid-relief
P4OL TIL when a Marvel comic book writer apologized to Samuel L. Jackson for basing Nick Fury on him in 2002, he said, “Fuck, no, man. Thanks for the 9 picture deal.”
9YjRm TIL In 1944, a crossword writer for The Daily Telegraph caused alarm at MI-5 by accidentally publishing information on the impending D-Day landings. "Utah", "Omaha", "Overlord" and other codewords all appeared in his work a month before the invasion. It turned out to be entirely harmless chance.