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TIL there was a hobo convention in 1889 and they created a set of laws to govern the nation-wide hobo body

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dD9y9 TIL that in Spain women cannot commit gender-based violence under the current legal definitions.
Z8pap TIL EA charged real money for players to fill their tank with gas in the game Need For Speed: No Limits
ydeM TIL In 2003, Pres. Bush started PEPFAR, providing antiretroviral drugs to African nations, lowering the AIDS rate by 10% and saving 1.1 million lives
R1ol TIL: The Popular Simon & Garfunkel lyric “Hello darkness, my old friend / I’ve come to talk with you again” refers to Simon’s preference to write music while sitting on the toilet in the dark.
WkZpX TIL of the Cannonball Run Challenge, an "unsanctioned" speed race from New York City to Los Angeles. Participants regularly average over 100 mph (160 km/h) during the race and the current record time is 26.5 hours, set in April 2020.