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TIL That knitting was used as an espionage tool during WWI.

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XEplD TIL that in Greek, the phrase "it's all Greek to me" is "Αυτά μου φαίνονται κινέζικα" - "this strikes me as Chinese". In Persian, the language referred to is Japanese, in Slovak it's Spanish, and in Chinese, it's Martian.
8aBdK TIL in California all DUI convicts are made to sign “The Watson Admonishment”, which forces them to acknowledge the danger of DUI. If you are the cause of fatal DUI after signing this you are charged with murder rather than manslaughter.
ojAE TIL that a US passport effectively expires 6 months before its actual expiration date, banning travelers from entering many countries
5Vnbp TIL According to his widow, Constanze, Mozart received the commission for composing his Requiem from a mysterious messenger who did not reveal the commissioner's identity, and that Mozart came to believe that he was writing the requiem for his own funeral.
EgQLX Today I learned OJ Simpson had $8k in cash, passport and fake disguise in the white Bronco chase.