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TIL That up until the 1970s there existed a law in Ireland in which all bars had to close...on March 17.

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4XmlJ TIL: Villains in movies are not allowed to use Apple products. You can predict who the villain is in a movie by whether they use or don't use an iPhone/Mac.
OG554 TIL about Mercy dog’s. In WWI and later wars, these dogs were trained to give aid or comfort dying soldiers on battlefields after confrontations.
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