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TIL that Loving Day in June celebrates the day that Interracial Marriage became legal in the US.

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4XJ7a TIL that in 1969 the mayor of Montreal announced that the Canadiens’ championship parade would go the “usual” route, truly showcasing the dominance of their dynasty.
0BRy TIL Thomas Paine proposed a “Citizen’s Dividend” upon the principle that the natural world is the common property of all persons so all citizens receive regular payments (dividends) from revenue raised by leasing or taxing the monopoly of valuable land and other natural resources…
Kx5G TIL the word “emoji” has no connection to “emotion.” It comes from japanese “e-,” meaning picture, and “moji,” meaning “character.”
Z8xnD TIL of "peine forte et dure", a type of torture used in the common law legal system when a person remained silent upon questioning. It consisted of progressively heavier stones placed upon the chest until either a plea was entered, or the person died. It’s been legal for ~500 years, until 1772.
nWE99 TIL the puppet of Hoggle used in the film Labyrinth went missing, and is now no longer owned by the Henson estate but by the Unclaimed Baggage Centre in Alabama