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TIL that police in the UK can legally break into any person's house under the Bees Act 1980 if they suspect it contains foreign bees

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1QyO TIL that Ronaldinho lost a $750,000 deal with Coca-Cola because he took a sip from a Pepsi
9w4lQ TIL the Rapsittie Street Kids were originally called the "Bash Street Kids" but Wolf Tracer had to change it to avoid legal action
WkZkL TIL that in 1950 US Navy sprayed thought to be harmless bacteria over the SF Bay Area, as an experiment on potential biological attack. It was followed by spikes in cases of very rare urinary infections and pneumonia. Between 1949 and 1969 open-air tests of biological agents were conducted 239 times
XyNR TIL that a man flew three times on the Space Shuttle without being an astronaut. Charles Walker got turned down by NASA but found a space-related job at McDonnell Douglas. McDonnell Douglas paid NASA $40,000 per flight for Walker to operate its experiments on the shuttle as a payload specialist.
JYZdv TIL the first elected female Member of Parliament in UK was Constance Markievicz. Elected in 1918 as a member of Sinn Féin, she didn't take up her seat in opposition to British policy and treatment of the Irish.