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TIL that in Cali, Columbia, when a woman is going to have sex with her husband for the first time, her mother must be present to witness the act.

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78ZD7 TIL that the British won a significant naval victory after the Battle of Yorktown in the Caribbean, called the Battle of the Saintes, which returned their advantage at sea. This had a major impact on the post-American Revolution peace treaty giving the British much better terms.
lYpV TIL The North Korean Constitution Promises Freedom Speech, Freedom of Travel, and Free Health Care to All Citizens
pYBre TIL Massachusetts highwayman James Allen's deathbed confession was later copied into a book bound by his own skin.
LQoO0 TIL that Otis Redding recorded "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay" just three days before his death in a plane crash
9YWXB TIL of Gregory Blackstock, an autistic savant born in Seattle who spent his working life as a pot washer. He has created visual lists - astonishingly meticulous drawings of such diverse subjects as The Great Cabbage Family, Classical Clowns, Shoes, American Lighthouses and Great Italian Roosters.