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TIL in the State of Nevada, it is illegal to willingly collect and harvest Rainwater

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84o4 TIL in 1973 the artist Salvador Dali did a painting depicting Adolf Hitler masturbating on a snowy hillside
Yo9G TIL that in rare cases, popping a pimple in the so-called “danger triangle” can lead to facial paralysis, brain infections/meningitis, and even death.
xVeJg TIL that the most conservative Amish subgroup, the Swartzentruber Amish, are so strict that they even forbid the use of bicycles and velcro, considering them to be too modern.
VBBrk TIL that time dilation is the reason we can use muon tomography to scan the Great Pyramids. From their point of view, muons only live a very short time. But they go so fast that from our point of view, they live long enough to penetrate the atmosphere and large objects.
neWjG Today I learned Dr. Dre and Eminem recorded "My Name Is..." on the first day of recording tracks for the Slim Shady LP. It only took them an hour.