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TIL that Golden Crisp cereal is still called Sugar Crisp in Canada

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ADr8o TIL golf was banned in 1457 by king James II of Scotland as it was interfering with archery practice. It wasn't repealed till 1502 and the signing of perpetual peace
NXdnE TIL that the infamous Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos changed the borders of Kalinga-Apayao province to make its outline resemble the silhouette of his own head, facing towards his own native province of Ilocos Norte, until he was ousted in 1986 and the separation of the province in 1995.
E14d7 TIL In 1946, the US agreed to turn over all of its nuclear weapons on the condition that all other countries pledge not to produce them. The Soviets reject it.
W75YY TIL that 5 basketball players were suspended by the NCAA because they had appeared in the movie "Hoosiers". They were suspended for 3 days and ordered to return the money that they had been paid.
ep5A6 TIL the ATU Index is a system used to classify folktale types within Folklore Studies. For example, tale types 400–424 all feature brides or wives as the primary protagonist, for instance The Quest for a Lost Bride (400) or the Animal Bride (402).