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TIL Jewish persons could not hold public office in Maryland until 1826

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VMDp4 TIL that witches are banned from flying above 150 meters in the landlocked African nation of Eswatini. Any witch caught flying their broomstick above the limit faces arrest and a hefty R500,000 fine according to the country’s civil aviation authority. There's no penalty for flying below 150 meters.
aZgJ TIL that Tesla is now worth more than Ford Motor Company
16lwV TIL that since 2023, Canada shares a land border with the Kingdom of Denmark
mxGKo TIL, in the 1700's you could get admission to the London Zoo by bringing a dog or cat to feed to the lions.
D15Og TIL that there is a collection of hundreds of preserved diseased brains along with photographs of patients in the sub-basement of Yale Medical School that is free and open to the public. The collection was started by the first neurosurgeon to successfully remove a brain tumor - Dr. Harvey Cushing.