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TIL that there is a law in São Paulo that prohibits advertising such as that of outdoor posters.

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P1bVJ TIL of Laura Jackson Arnold sister of Confederate general stonewall jackson was a staunch and unapoligetic supporter of the Union, while her brother became one of the most beloved generals in the Confederate Army. Their relationship was destroyed by the war, and they never saw each other again.
MKPV TIL that a convicted sex offender in Northern Ireland argued he was too fat to serve a prison sentence. The court agreed and suspended his sentence.
kWB4 TIL that Bill Murray is thought to have coined the modern use of the phrase “you’re toast” by ad libbing a line in Ghost Busters (1984)
KOpM6 TIL Theodore Roosevelt's youngest son Quentin Roosevelt I was a pilot in World War I and was killed in France during combat. He is the only child of a US President to die in combat
Ovn7 TIL that the direction a ceiling fan spins matters: counterclockwise should be used in the summer to push air from the ceiling down to create a draft and clockwise should be used in the winter to push air up and to the walls to avoid a draft underneath the fan.