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TIL what a gag order is

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ao8M TIL that in the 18th century, to ‘break a leg’ was a euphemism for a woman having an illegitimate child
jNJav TIL that, between 1907 and 1922, American-born women who married non-citizens automatically lost American citizenship. In 1917, hundreds of American women who had married German men were forced to register with the government as 'enemy aliens'.
4XNmg TIL that Garfield cartoonist Jim Davis wrote a series of morbid comic strips about the fat cat in the 1980’s, including one story line where his entire existence is the imagination of an abandoned lonely cat
MeOwa TIL that Bill Cosby’s legal fees are being paid by his home insurance since he has a policy that covers anything that might defame him.
ZpeLp TIL that Hyochang Park in South Korea was originally used as a royal cemetery. Under Japanese rule, the cemetery was turned into a golf course, leaving the graves directly in the line of play. The park now contains a museum dedicated to Kim Koo, a leader in the independence movement against Japan.