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l71OG TIL since 1399, the monarch of the United Kingdom receives income from the Duchy of Lancaster as part of the sovereign's private purse
nWpX7 TIL that it is illegal to frown in Milan, Italy. It is legal requirement to smile all the times except funerals and hospital visits
1ay04 TIL although less talked about, the trauma of unexpectedly getting fired is very similar to the trauma of being left by a loved one.
nWWp7 TIL a DOJ study estimated that 11.2% of crimes involving a sexual component resulted in a false conviction (1 in 9)
o1MA TIL 86 year old mathmetician/pianist Tom Lehrer invented the Jell-O shot to circumvent rules against alcohol in the Army.