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TIL Tim Allen was arrested in an airport at the age of 25 for possession of 650 grams of cocaine, and avoided a life sentence by providing names of other dealers.

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wLKY TIL that in South Korea 81% of middle and high schools prohibit relationships among students.
p8edZ TIL in 1958, a white girl kissed two African American boys, aged 9 and 7, on the cheeks. The two boys were arrested, detained for 6 days without access to their parents or legal counsel, and were severely beaten by the police. The boys were detained for a total of 3 months.
EgEbX TIL the first picture of a human being taken was of a man in Paris in 1838 who had stopped to have his shoes shined and didn't move long enough to be captured in the 10 minute photo exposure time.
Z8aX4 TIL "Have you eaten?" is a common greeting across Asia
wLdWW TIL That a petard was a small bomb used in the sixteenth century to blow up walls. So being hoisted by his own petard means he was blown up by his own bomb.