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TIL that the power to punish pirates is explicitly mentioned in the US Constitution

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9YovX TIL that during WWII, in Norway, it was illegal to stand on the bus if there were seats available. This is because Norwegians often refused to sit beside Germans on the bus, which annoyed them so much that they made it illegal.
ywbl TIL: Scientists have defined ‘Zealandia’ as the world’s 8th continent, 94 per cent of which is below the Pacific Ocean.
WkV7o TIL On average 10 bulk cargo ocean ships are lost each year due to liquefaction of their cargo
ZWD4 TIL there is an “official” unicode anger symbol. It’s ? which represents veins on your forehead when your blood pressure rises.
QJXeL TIL - Disney once sued three day care centers in Florida for unauthorized use of their characters (5 foot high likenesses on murals on the buildings) who had to remove them. Universal in turn let the centers use Scooby Doo, Flintstones & other of their Hanna-Barbera characters.