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TIL barcode scanners scan the white bars not the black ones
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TIL of The Irish Sweepstakes, est. 1930, which sold lottery tickets internationally to fund Irish hospitals, and prizes won via horse races. The US, where gambling was illegal at the time, bought the most tickets.
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TIL of the Battle of Liberty Place in 1874. After a disputed election, the White League attempted to overthrow the government of Louisiana. The insurgency was put down with the help of former Confederate general James Longstreet leading a unit of African-American militia.
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TIL that in 1993, the Pantai Remis landslide occurred in Malaysia, where a massive tin mine collapsed, generating what one academic has described as “the best landslide video ever seen” despite the bad resolution.
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TIL, in the 1700's you could get admission to the London Zoo by bringing a dog or cat to feed to the lions.
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TIL that in Japan, the sales of adult diapers have surpassed the sales of baby diapers.