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TIL in South Korea, only blind people can get a masseur's license. This law was established in 1912, to help visually impaired people earn a living. It was upheld by their Constitutional Court in 2008.

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J18Y8 TIL of "boosting", where disabled athletes with spinal cord injuries can boost their performance by deliberately breaking one of their toes
rn4e TIL 26 of 36 missing children were found after being featured in Soul Asylum’s “Runaway Train” video.
neLGW TIL there are 5 countries without a written, codified constitution: New Zealand, United Kingdom, Canada, Israel and Saudi Arabia. They rely instead on a conjunction of separate documents and precedents for legal decision-making.
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