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TIL Prisoners in Brazil can shorten their sentence by reading and writing a report on a book

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0lJL TIL that a female chauffeur is called a chauffeuse.
EEKP TIL Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie & Emma Thompson all started their career together at Footlights student theater club while at Cambridge university. Same club also gave Simon Bird(The Inbetweeners), John Oliver(The Daily Show) & Douglas Adams(Hitchhickers guide to the galaxy)
vPY5j TIL That there is legislation passed by Arkansas' 1881 General Assembly (resolution 1-4-105) on how the state's name is to be spelled and pronounced.
d5QB TIL the King of Morocco, Hassan II grabbed the radio during an assassination attempt and told the rebel pilots who were firing at Hassan’s Boeing 727; “Stop firing! The tyrant is dead!” Which made the assassins break off their attack.
LLrZ TIL: Wisconsin has several “Seed Libraries” where people can “check out” seeds to grow and then “return” them after harvest.