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TIL in the Amish community you are forgiven for any crime as long as you feel bad about it

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78bnO TIL that until the 1950s teaching of sign language in Australia was split along religious lines: Protestants learnt Auslan based on British Sign Language (BSL) while Catholics taught by Irish nuns learnt Australian Irish Sign Language (AISL). There are now only a few AISL speakers left.
aYeb TIL in 1962 a Montreal Canadiens fan tried to steal the Stanley Cup from a display case in Chicago. He was arrested and reportedly told the judge he was trying to bring it back to Montreal “where it belonged.” He was fined $10.
jNmlE TIL that the Vikings were seducing European women at such an alarming rate that Christian scholars even complained about their clean ways from regular baths and combed beards: the church even outlawed public bathing.
m9DP TIL most of the Italian olive oil sold is not actually Italian. Italy is the biggest olive oil importer and exporter. They buy olive oil mostly from Spain rebrand it and sell it as Italian.
erXn TIL some bacteria might generate, and communicate with radio waves.