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TIL The US founding fathers formally said,“the Government of the United States of America is not, in any sense, founded on the Christian religion” in the Treaty of Tripoli

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BgZgr TIL Two-Time World Series winning manager Dick Williams got into such a heated fist-fight with one of his players he soiled himself.
BgEgb TIL that due to industry influence, Missouri has some of the loosest alcohol laws in the US. Hard liquor can be sold in grocery stores and gas stations; bars can double as liquor stores; public intoxication is legal; and open containers are allowed in most areas, including by passengers in vehicles.
5Yn0Q TIL Words like Juggernaut, Punch, Calico,Shampoo have been brought by the British Raj from India to the English language.
P1QJw TIL that during WWII, the Japanese battleship Mutsu suddenly exploded at anchor and sank. The Japanese navy investigated and found that the sinking was probably caused by a suicidally disgruntled crewman.
6pJW TIL the “Tree That Owns Itself” is a white oak tree in Athens, GA, that is widely assumed to legally own itself and the eight feet of land surrounding it. According to newspapers, a deed written by Colonel William Jackson was written to the tree, giving ownership of the land to itself in the 1800s.