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TIL Tesla Cars Were Barred For Two Months From An Entire Chinese District, As Beijing Considers Them US Spies

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P1bEV TIL that the Earth orbits the Sun
mJlR TIL that the first arrest for Marijuana possession and selling occurred in Denver, Colorado on October 2, 1937
6ljl TIL that residents of the village of Shitterton in England grew so tired of people stealing a sign with the village name on it they replaced it with a 1.5 tonne block of stone with the village name inscribed upon it.
VB5ZD TIL: William Halsted was a famous surgeon and a founder of Johns Hopkins, but was addicted to cocaine and used it during surgeries. He would inject himself with cocaine to test it before using it on patients. Eventually his writings for the NY Medical Journal became incoherent.
PxQg TIL: In Holland a McDonald’s worker bought a hamburger & then asked for a slice of cheese. The cashier was fired for not charging her the full price of a cheese burger. Taken to court, the Court responded that a warning would have been enough & ordered them to pay her $5900 for 5 months pay