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TIL you need a license to play golf in Belgium and The Netherlands

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Jnl TIL that there is a vending machine that dispenses the Torah.
Erxw TIL that in Iceland, If a child’s name is not on a recognised list of 1,853 female and 1,712 male names, the parents must seek the approval of a body called the Icelandic Naming Committee.
eyKL TIL that during prohibition a jury that had heard a bootlegging case was itself put on trial after it drank the evidence. They said they did it to determine whether or not it contained alcohol.
N7pr1 TIL that so prevalent is the empty cardboard box's reputation as a plaything that in 2005 a cardboard box was added to the National Toy Hall of Fame.
RbW4 TIL “goodbye” is actually a contraction for “God be with ye.”