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TIL that Popcorn was present in South America as early as 4700 BC in the region that is now part of modern Peru.

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v5QR TIL that a small town in England has hosted a mob ‘football’ game annually for over 800 years. There is only one rule: Players are not allowed to kill one another.
0kLj TIL giving the Nazi salute in modern day Germany is punishable for up to 3 yrs in prison.
BrR4D TIL that prior to 1996, there was no requirement to present an ID to board a plane. The policy was put into place to show the government was “doing something” about the crash of TWA Flight 800.
Xx6k TIL: One man is largely responsible for the complete ban on advertising billboards in the US state of Vermont
JYlEQ TIL that in 1836, Rachel Plummer then aged 17 was kidnapped and held prisoner by Comanches for 21 months. Her memoir is considered an invaluable glimpse into the culture and mindset of the Comanche as a people before disease and war forced them onto reservations.