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TIL Canadians are required to answer a simple math question upon winning sweepstakes because of the Promotional Contest Provision in the Competition Act

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LYX9 TIL that California, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin have ruled that “Ladies’ Nights” are against the law because they fall under gender discrimination
Ooa4e TIL some Jewish males celebrate a second Bar Mitzvah at age 83, under the logic that the Torah states a normal lifespan is 70 years, thus an 83-year-old can be considered 13 in a second lifetime. This practice is becoming more common as people live longer, healthier lives
X0vPr TIL In February 1985, Ugo Vetere, the mayor of Rome, and Chedly Klibi, the mayor of Carthage signed a symbolic peace treaty to officially end the Third Punic War, 2,134 years after it began.
ELmp TIL There’s a Mysterious Village That Was Discovered In Canada, That Is 10,000 Years Older Than The Pyramids
b9ND4 TIL George Clooney gifted 14 of his closest friends $1 Million Dollars, in cash, for being such an important part of his life. He even paid the taxes on the gift as well.