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TIL that you can face fines and years in jail for not pulling up your pants in Massachusetts

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rNJZy TIL a common answer to "how are you?" in French is "Ça roule ma poule" which translates to "it rolls my chicken"
neZdW [TIL] About the Melanasians. A group of people with African descent who have naturally blonde hair.
m6eM TIL the design for “Little Boy”, the first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, was never field tested before being used because the scientists were so confident in the design and there was only enough U-235 for one bomb.
ADQGx TIL people used to believe toothaches and other dental problems were caused by "tooth worms" that lived in our teeth and consumed them from the inside out.
E1oG0 TIL In 1883, gifts were distributed after a show in Victoria Hall. Many of the estimated 1100 children surged downstairs, but the door opened inward and had been bolted so only one could pass at a time. Those in front were crushed by those behind them. 183 children between the ages of 3 and 14 died.