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TIL shed antler hunting is illegal in many places

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Wk578 TIL that Ruf, a German auto maker who bases their cars on existing Porsche models found popularity in video games as Porsche had an exclusive licensing agreement with EA
LQxgd TIL since 2000 the Federation of Québec Maple Syrup Producers maintained an "International Strategic Reserve" of maple syrup of more than 45 million kilograms across multiple warehouses in rural Québec towns. A barrel of maple syrup can be worth around 18 times the value of a barrel of US crude oil
e0Jg TIL that, during Prohibition, alcohol was legal if it was used for religious purposes. This lead to many bootleggers posing as rabbis, who sold sacramental champagne, creme de menthe, and brandy.
R4O1 TIL Cat declawing is banned in many cities in California as well as many countries around the world, because it’s actually considered animal abuse my many
PYLne TIL that scientists and historians believe that the same sailors whose story inspired Melville’s Moby Dick also may have caused the extinction of the Floreana Tortoise and the Floreana Mockingbird, species that inhabited Charles Island in the Galapagos.