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TIL prostitution is legal in Australia

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E1jPp TIL men and women used to compete against each other in skeet shooting at the Olympics, until a woman won in 1992. Since then, the event has been split by gender.
kJVW TIL Banana peels are edible (and good for you!)
OGeRL TIL that the lyrics of every album of the Italian band Rhapsody of Fire from 1997 to 2011 actually constitute an elaborate fantasy story titled The Algalord Chronicles.
eB4b TIL that a vehicle’s “dashboard” originally was a barrier of wood or a leather apron affixed at the front of a horse-drawn carriage or sleigh to protect the driver from mud or other debris “dashed”(tossed) up by the wheels and horses’ hooves.
dMwQ TIL that Teddy Roosevelt once held the World Record for most hands shaken in one day, with 8510 at a White House Reception.