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TIL Spaniards abolished forced military conscription with massive civil disobedience

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EQBo TIL a high school teacher, inspired by the movie “Up”, was threatened to be fired after using a dog collar dubbed “the cone of shame” on bad students.
9Ypw6 TIL: After the infamous 'Nipplegate' controversy at the 2004 Superbowl halftime show, the FCC received ~540,000 complaints. In Canada, where the Superbowl was also broadcast, only 50 complaints were received.
yVv5e TIL about Grace Annie Lockhart, the first woman in the British Empire to earn a bachelor’s degree
E195d TIL: In Norwegian slang, "texas" means "wild" or "crazy." It started when Westerns (films and books) became popular in Norway.
d8mg7 TIL there is an Airport in Italy that will let you bring 500g of liquid on a plane, so long as it is Pesto.