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TIL Quebec's ban on toy and fast food ads directed at children under 13 has contributed to a reduction in childhood obesity rates.

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E0OP TIL it is still illegal for unmarried persons in Massachusetts to fornicate.
VMmgp TIL, Lego HQ in Billund, Denmark has an underground vault containing every Lego set ever made.
0wL0v TIL Cliff Edwards/Ukulele Ike, known for popularising the song Singin' in the Rain and voicing Jiminy Cricket, died penniless following three divorces and struggles with gambling and drinking. His unclaimed body went to the UCLA medical school until it was bought by Disney and given a proper burial.
7rr9O Short answer: Maybe for a while.
VMxbG TIL mathematician Milutin Milanković came up with what is now known as the Milanković theory of ice ages in part thanks to having a lot of free time. At the start of WW1 he was imprisoned in Budapest with the right to work for four years.