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TIL It is illegal to be drunk in a Pub in the UK.

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Be8k TIL That a woman in Ohio was sentenced by a judge to sit in the “smelliest area” of a garbage dump for 8 hours, for neglecting her pet. “If you puke, you puke.”
LkJom TIL Pluto takes 248 Earth years to complete one orbit around the Sun. From the time it was discovered (1930) to the time it was stripped of its 'Planet' status, the dwarf planet hadn't even made a full trip around the Sun.
Z4OG TIL the water-repellent properties of NeverWet spray can be used to create ‘invisible ink’ street graffiti that only shows up in the rain
epda5 TIL a Challenger space shuttle engineer, Allan McDonald, raised safety concerns against the wishes of his employer & NASA. He was ignored; a fatal accident resulted. When McDonald spoke out, he was demoted by his company. Congress stepped in to help him. He later taught ethical decision making.
WkdbN TIL the following graffito message was found painted on the entrance a late 2nd century CE ancient Roman family tomb: "I remember touching the buttocks of a certain girl, whose ashes cover the golden earth."