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TIL the limbo dance was originally a ritual performed at funerals in Trinidad

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QNdWa TIL Italy was never a province of the Roman Empire, it instead had the special administrative status of "Domina provinciarum" meaning "ruler of the provinces"
b6GKE TIL about Christiane F., a teen drug addict at the Bahnhof Zoo (Zoo Station), a hotspot for drug trafficking and underage sex work in West Berlin. Her book is widely read in German schools to warn about dangers of drug addiction.
O4ML TIL the ‘Yin and Yang’ symbol was actually a shield design from the late Roman Army, and predates Taoist representations by almost 700 years
oXX7 TIL pepper spray is illegal in Canada. If pepper spray is used on another person causing serious bodily harm or harming the environment it can carry a penalty up to a fine of $500,000 and imprisonment of up to 3 years.
wo8x7 TIL show sponsor Home Depot pushed out host Bob Vila from PBS's This Old House in 1989 due to his sponsorship of then-competitor Rickel. He was paid so little by the network, whose funding had been slashed, that he decided to stick with Rickel rather than the show.