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TIL it is illegal for anyone, even children, to wear camouflage clothing of any kind in Barbados

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JY498 TIL about the 'Nobody For President' campaign from 1976. It was popularized by activists such as Wavy Gravy. The appeal for Nobody was apparent: Nobody was the best candidate. Nobody cares about you. Nobody loves the poor. Nobody will end the war. Nobody will cut your taxes.
RDOa TIL that after the first iPhone was unveiled in 2007, Google engineers were forced to start all over on a secret smartphone they had spent two years working on.
PYArG TIL when a morbidly obese person is cremated, there are special measures that can be taken to reduce the risk of a "grease fire."
KYmLG TIL of The Ark, a ship hired in 1633 to bring 140 English colonists to the Province of Maryland. On it's trip over the Atlantic, wine was passed out to celebrate Christmas, resulting in 30 people falling ill with fever, and 12 people dying
YM4P TIL in 1913 it was legal to mail children. With stamps attached to their clothing, children rode trains to their destinations, accompanied by letter carriers. A newspaper reported it cost 53 cents for parents to mail their daughter to her grandparents for a family visit.