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TIL that in rural areas of late 19th & early 20th century America, it was the norm for the sheriff’s family residence and the jail to share adjacent spaces

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e0ZjL TIL about Patsy Mink, a law school graduate who was prohibited from taking the bar exam because she was a married woman. In 1964, she became the first woman of color elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where she authored Title IX, which prohibits gender discrimination in education.
wLxd7 TIL of the Queenstown oval in Tasmania. The gravel surface has been in use since 1895 and one long time player claims the best way to deal with it is to "Land on someone"
kJBwE TIL Marilyn Monroe's likeness does not have any post-mortem protection as she was domiciled in New York at the time of her death and there are no federal publicity rights.
AN71o TIL Justin Bieber was banned by Ferrari from buying certain cars because he modified his new Ferrari in his first year of ownership, violating their terms and conditions
kOYGe TIL the city of London still pays rent to the Queen on land it leased in 1211. Nobody even knows where the land is located anymore. But over the past centuries, the city has paid the same flat rate: a knife, an axe, six oversized horseshoes, and 61 nails.