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TIL South Dakota - The United Nations Headquarters That Never Was

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0wW55 TIL that a New York Judge in 2017 jailed 46 people when a cell phone rang in Court and no one took responsibility
EmRX TIL That during the early stages of filming Happy Days, Fonzie was not allowed to wear his iconic leather jacket unless he was in close proximity to his bike. This was because the censors said it made him look like a ‘hoodlum’. It was replaced by a white windbreaker.
6yjm TIL: In the 1500’s, the Iroquois tribes designed quite an elaborate political system. This included a bicameral (two-house) legislature, much like the British Parliament and modern U.S. Congress. Such a complex political arrangement was unknown in Europe at that time.
7PKp TIL that, due to California banning civilian ownership of .50 BMG rifles, Barret will not sell or service to any of California’s law enforcement agencies.
wLlbM TIL that in 1888 Kentucky State Treasurer James "Honest Dick" Tate disappeared with $250,000 in state funds after years of embezzling the state's treasury. He was never heard from or seen again. His theft is what spurred the state to impose strict terms limits on state office holders.