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TIL there is something called 'sovereign immunity', preventing Queen Elizabeth from law prosecution. In theory, she could get away with murder.

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wnaP TIL the small country of the Netherlands is the 2nd largest exporter of agricultural goods behind the USA, with exports earning $79 billion in 2013. They export two thirds of the world’s fresh-cut plants, flowers, and flower bulbs.
mAYE TIL a Chinese man was recovering in the hospital from a car accident, but was sent home early by police escort to protect him from the 17 different women he was dating.
nkDb TIL South Carolina passed a “truth in barbeque” law which says that restaurants have to tell customers if they cook with wood or gas. Violators face a fine or jail.
nRKB TIL Walt Disney personally hated the Goofy character and found its cartoons to be ‘stupid’. The only reason he didn’t axe the character is because it gave work to so many animators.
yVjee TIL that only male narwhals have the famous narwhal “unicorn” horn, so almost all depictions of narwhals in pop culture are males. In addition, the “horns” are actually tusks, or external teeth similar to a human’s pointy canine teeth.