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TIL about "the Fresh bread ban" - WWI British regulation that made it illegal to sell bread until 12 hours after it had been baked - previous research showed that stale bread was being consumed 5% less, thus helping alleviate supply shortages

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VerG TIL there is an insurance policy issued against Alien Abduction, which can be redeemed if the insured person can prove they were abducted by aliens and returned to Earth. Some companies even offer policies for alien pregnancy.
GY9OQ TIL of Chiune Sugihara, who was a Japanese diplomat who saved 6,000 Jews during WWII by issuing them transit visas, risking his own career and life to save others.
oBEXR TIL that highways in South Korea are go from low to high numbers from South to North. Numbers between 70 and 99 aren't allowed because they are reserved for North Korea should unification happen.
7rvmZ TIL writing down a complex password on paper is significantly better than repeating a non-complex one stored on PC. The likelihood of the paper getting stolen or compromised is WAY less than the PC one via malware, hacking etc.
OGoQ4 TIL that collecting orchids was so popular among the Victorians that it had a name - "orchidelirium." Orchids would often die after collection due to lack of knowledge about their cultivation. The craze reduced after international trade in wild orchids was banned in 1973.