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TIL Afghanistan didn't have a national anthem from 1996 to 2001 since the Taliban considered music to be haram and banned it.

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gr70y TIL in 1719, prisoners in Paris were granted freedom on the condition that they marry a prostitute and relocate to Louisiana.
mxedP TIL that during the prohibition in the 1920s, the United States government poisoned the alcohol in an attempt curtail enthusiasm for the drink, resulting in an estimated 10000 deaths. The move had little effect, and prohibition failed, ending in 1933.
KOVOJ TIL Uranium-235 generates 2.5 million times more than the energy released from burning coal.
dlx8 TIL that Gibralter overwhelmingly voted out to not be a Spanish sovereignty twice.