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TIL that riot control agents (e.g. pepper sprays) are considered chemical weapons and forbidden in warfare

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l7M5N TIL Although situated in Basel, Switzerland, the Basel Badischer Train Station is actually an enclave of the European Customs Union of Germany. This means the station operates as if in Germany, due to a treaty between Switzerland and Baden (Germany) dating back to 1852!
W766d TIL with the names on the Stanley Cup being engraved by hand, there are roughly 16 spelling mistakes on it. While some of the misspellings have been corrected, others remain.
pyep TIL that Myanmar changed from driving on the left to the right, on the advice of a wizard. In 1970.
L5Dr TIL in 1948, the United States signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as part of being in the UN. Article 12 says “No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy…or correspondence. Everyone has the right to the protection…against such interference or attacks.”
VOMZ TIL Queen Elizabeth ordered an archbishop to take out a tooth of his own not once but TWICE just to prove the procedure of extracting a tooth was safe and bearable.