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TIL that prostitution was legal in Russian Empire since 1846 and prostitutes were issued a special "yellow ticket" ID cards

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ne0wb TIL Chris Columbus, director of the first and second Harry Potter films, planned for his adaptation of the fourth book to have 4-5 hrs of footage split into 2 films - one released Thanksgiving, the other on Christmas
7xbr TIL Turkey is first at tea consumption per person while Ireland is second and UK is third.
VEGm TIL the deserts of Tunisia housed the original Star Wars movie sets for the film’s planet Tatooine. More than 30 years after the premier of the first movie in the series, the sets are still very well preserved and visitors to Tunisia can even stay in Luke Skywalker’s home.
Br8yk TIL the “No Shirt, No Shoes, No Service” signs commonly seen on the doors of stores went mainstream in the 1960’s as an attempt to keep hippies from shopping.
699GW TIL beetles constitute almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms