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TIL while not enforced, Alabama still had a law disallowing interracial marriages until the year 2000, but don't worry, marrying your first cousin was always perfectly legal

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nE4P TIL Bela Lugosi, who portrayed Dracula in many films, was actually born in Transylvania
lomZN TIL an extremely rare, strong cyclonic storm resembling a hurricane formed over Lake Huron in 1996. It was the first time such a storm has ever been recorded forming over the great lakes region.
VLZZ TIL that lawyers and attorneys are different; lawyers study law whereas attorneys practice it.
e0NZD TIL about the Meno’s Paradox, also known as the Paradox of Inquiry. The gist of this paradox is that inquiry is either unnecessary or impossible, based on whether you know the certain fact or you don’t respectively.
x6X6D TIL In 1924, CEOs of the leading light bulb companies held a secret meeting to stop improving their lightbulbs. This was because if they kept on making their lightbulbs last longer, then eventually consumers wouldn't have to buy any more lightbulbs.