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TIL that according to Utah public decency law, a man is considered nude if his genitals are "in a discernibly turgid state, even if completely and opaquely covered."

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pY0N4 TIL that the only place in the world where Japanese is an official language is Angaur, an island in Palau. Japan doesn’t have the de jure official language.
k68d TIL–As Zelda Fitzgerald, Author F.Scott Fitzgerald’s wife, emerged from the anesthesia after giving birth, Scott recorded Zelda saying, “I hope it’s beautiful and a fool—a beautiful little fool.” This was a line later used for Daisy Buchanan within the Great Gatsby.
RO1 TIL John Wilkes Booth’s brother, Edwin Booth, saved Abraham Lincoln’s son, Robert Lincoln, from getting hit by a train.
0wPdj TIL of Pomato, a grafted plant that is part tomato and part potato. The resulting plant have cherry tomatoes on the vine and white potatoes in the soil, resulting in plants with double crops. Grafting can also boost natural resilience and improve biodiversity by supporting different pollinators!
BggPd TIL the träskofiol or clog fiddle is a traditional musical instrument from the southern Swedish province, Skåne, consisting of a violin neck and soundboard added to the body of a clog wooden shoe.