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TIL: The Department of Education can call for SWAT team raids to search your house over unpaid student loans

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78m4r TIL that in Finland has a Mobile Phone Throwing competition, where people compete to throw old phones as far as possible. The world record holder, with an official Guinness World Record throw, is 110 meters and 42 centimeters.
WkopL TIL that Domhnall Gleeson, who played Bill Weasley in the Harry Potter movies, is the son of Brendan Gleeson, who played Mad-Eye Moody.
a80w0 TIL that James Conrad Marshall, killed in the Viet Cong attack on the U.S. Embassy during the Tet Offensive was the first Marine Security Guard to die in defense of a U.S. embassy or consulate.
w9y1 TIL it’s a punishable crime in New Hampshire, the “Live Free or Die” state, to enjoy a beer on the beach.
Yvnx TIL during the Civil War, Lincoln suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus. This allowed for the arrest of those who expressed sympathy for the Confederate cause. Furthermore, it also prevented military officials from being convicted of false arrest, false imprisonment or search and seizure violations.