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TIL hundreds of unwed couples are arrested per year in Florida for living together while unmarried.

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KePB TIL that the Big Brain on Futurama was played by Maurice LaMarche, the voice of Brain on Pinky and the Brain
91rB TIL only one year ago scientists discovered that there are 3 trillion trees on Earth, seven times more than it was previously assumed
LkJWd TIL the British Royal Navy allows sailors to have facial hair, but only if they can grow a "sufficiently thorough beard" within 14 days.
XYNk TIL the US is pretty much the only first world nation, without mandated paid holidays or vacation by the law
QN8yL TIL in 1761 after a shipwreck, 60 slaves were abandoned on an island with the promise of being rescued. They were later forgotten. 15 years later they managed to rescue the remaining survivors: 7 women and an 8 month old baby. They managed to keep a fire burning for 15 years.