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TIL In 2010, The Plain Writing Act became law. It requires all federal agencies to use clear prose that the public can readily understand.

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PYgxV TIL King Louis IX aka 'Saint Louis' made gambling, loans, & prostitution illegal. He also introduced innocent until proven guilty, banned trials by ordeal, created the military police & bailiffs.
LkXMZ TIL when the first time a mile was run in under four minutes, the announcer was drowned out by the roar of the crowd when he said "The time was three..."
VM7m4 TIL Hitler's private train was named Amerika.
PY9GL TIL that despite having starring in roles in Catch Me If You Can, The Terminal, Captain Phillips, Sully, Bridge of Spies, and The Post, Tom Hanks has not been nominated for an Oscar for 17 years
p8D6Z TIL that in 1995 in Cambodia, a same-sex marriage was legally recognized by the Cambodian government despite same-sex marriage being constitutionally banned.