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TIL of the PUPPERS Act, which protects dogs from inhumane experimentation.

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yQl4l TIL: Ireland has 0.0006% of the worlds population but supplies 37.8% of global blood exports. This is due to a higher than average amount O blood types.
4k14o TIL about the candle auction - a method of auction where the end of the auction is signaled by the expiration of a candle flame, which was intended to ensure that no one could know exactly when the auction would end and make a last-second bid.
jN9eM TIL that Child Pornography in Japan was First Made Illegal in June of 2014. A 1-Year Grace Period of Lax Enforcement Followed.
nWNV9 TIL: Judaism has co-official religion status in three jurisdictions: Israel; Alsace-Moselle, France; and Singapore.
neX5Y TIL of Märket, a tiny island divided by the finnish-swedish border. When the finns inadvertedly built a lighthouse on the wrong side of the border, the swedes agreed to trade it for an equal spot of land on the other side, causing the border to zig-zag.