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TIL that it is illegal to die in a town in Italy

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5YknB TIL that architecture was a field of mathematics in much of the ancient world and many of the best know ancient buildings were designed by mathematicians
OgAa TIL When you tell someone a goal or a thing you’re planning on doing, it chemically satisfies your brain in a manner that’s similar to having actually completed the goal.
WkYo9 TIL from 1933 to 1974, it was generally illegal for individuals and corporations to possess gold in the United States
pGGO TIL that companies would have factories in the North Mariana Islands so they could pay Chinese workers $3 an hour to make clothing labeled “Made in the USA” without having to comply with US labor laws. This resulted in hazardous work conditions, forced prostitution & forced abortions on the workers.
xARw TIL that using Skype in Ethiopia carries a 15 year maximum jail term