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TIL when a foreign dignitary stays over at Blair House (the sister version of White House), their national flag is flown over the premises and the area is considered foreign soil

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4k4vo TIL Owner of NY limo company that killed 20 in 2018 got 5 years probation and 1,000 hours of community service
bJGQ T.I.L. that meth was invented in Japan. At first it was used to curb hunger and energize Japanese citizens. Later It was given to Kamikaze pilots, soldiers and wartime factory workers. It is now controlled and distributed by the Yakuza.
bg4E TIL that the oxygenated fluid used in James Cameron’s “The Abyss” actually exists, and allows humans to breathe the liquid while completely submerged.
6N1w TIL Amazon river dolphins have been observed to insert their penises into others’ blowholes, which makes this the only known example of “nasal sex”.
l7GbK TIL that Sichuan peppercorns(timur in Nepal) was banned for import into the US from 1968 to 2005 because they were found to be carrying citrus canker