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TIL It’s completely legal for women to walk around topless in New York State

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8ajV8 TIL the USDA requires Salisbury Steaks to be a minimum of 65% meat, of which up to 25% can be pork.
p8BwG TIL that in Tropic Thunder, Robert Downey Jr's character states, "I don't drop character till I done a DVD commentary." During the commentary for the movie, he remains in character.
BgdGd TIL Nintendo coats the Nintendo Switch in a bittering agent to prevent users from putting the cartridges in their mouths
PYVLJ TIL that Jurassic Park might have contributed to the overfishing of the toothfish (aka "Chilean sea bass"). The fish was served in the movie and exploded in popularity in restaurants. Correlation isn't causation, but this article outlines several other examples of movie-inspired animal crazes.
e0oan TIL about Rick Parker, a corrupt boxing promoter who poisoned his fighter's opponent when he refused to throw a fight. The opponent, Tim Anderson, survived and murdered Parker. Anderson is now serving life in prison.