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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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ZlnG TIL sheared sheep don’t recognise each other and fight for a few days to re-establish a hierarchy
VMaop TIL that when "Escape from New York" was filmed in 1980's St Louis's gang zone, Kurt Russell walked to the set at night, wearing full Snake Plissken costume, including the eye patch and the machine gun. He turned a corner and ran into a street gang. They took one look at him and moved aside, scared.
JYQPl TIL that Popeyes and Burger King are owned by the same company - Restaurant Brands International.
ppo4 TIL, The Mexican ambassador to the United States, said in response to the Kennedy administration’s 1961 call to collective action against Cuba: “If we publicly declare that Cuba is a threat to our security, 40 million Mexicans will die laughing.”
J1nk8 TIL that India's largest political party, the Bharatiya Janata Party, has nearly double the membership of the Chinese Communist Party.