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TIL: One of the only top executives to be imprisoned for the Volkswagen Emissions scandal was arrested due to a fluke. Having been transferred back to Germany, he came to the United States for a vacation with his wife and was seized as he waited for a departing flight in Miami.

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Oo0nX TIL Hawaii's King Kamehameha II (1819-24) was heavily influenced by Christian Missionaries. He ended the ancient religious laws, disbanded Hawaiian priests and destroyed temples. However he never converted to Christianity because he refused to give up his five wives, especially his half-sister.
xVbAb TIL There are hardly any publishing houses devoted to African languages while prizes given to promote African literature have the condition that the writers don’t write in African languages. South Africa is one of the few countries where publishers are committed to publishing African languages
8eAeL TIL there are some time zones in the world that are offset 30 (or even 45) minutes (instead of the usual 60 minutes) from UTC (Coordinated Universal Time)
bWAE TIL - Not only does Mexico have universal healthcare, but a lot of Americans are abusing it as they can’t afford healthcare in the US.
VBEd8 TIL that Uranium, over the course of it's full life, will eventually decay into Lead!