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TIL that altough prostitution is legal in Portugal, it is illegal for third parties to profit from it. (So brothels are illegal)

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J1vG4 TIL that Empress Yuan ruled as Emperor for a few hours in Wei China after her grandmother falsely pretended she was a boy.
oaPY TIL that as long as they are not expressly prohibited, anyone may camp anywhere on all 17.8 million square acres of public land in the State of Wyoming nearly indefinitely [PDF].
lod05 TIL that cheek dimples are a genetically transmitted abnormality of a muscle in the cheek. Also, almost all babies have cheek dimples because of so much fat in their cheeks which is required for suckling and causes facial depression. They disappear once the baby fat melts away.
x5p5 TIL: That Filipino boxer Manny Pacquiao is so popular in the Philippines that when he fights the crime rate reaches zero because the criminals are too busy watching his fight.
1akJ8 TIL The Marvelettes were the first significantly successful girl group for Motown Records. In 1961, the group released their debut single “Please Mr. Postman,” the first Motown song to reach number one position on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart