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TIL Smoking in U.S. hospitals was banned in 1992

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rN6vd TIL that there are multiple animals out there capable of generating new neurons even as adults.
OGYrL TIL that in 2018 Dennis Hof, owner of the Bunny Ranch brothel, was elected to the Nevada state legislature by a margin of 68.3% to 31.7%, despite having died three weeks earlier.
yVNR8 TIL That Frank Hamer, the Texas Ranger who lead the posse that killed Bonnie and Clyde, was able to keep most of the weapons and ammunition found in the outlaw couple's car as the result of an agreement with the Texas DOC. The arsenal included several automatic weapons and sawed off shotguns.
Q5Ga TIL The 9/11 memorial also includes 6 names of victims from a bombing that occurred in 1993.
Z8x4p TIL in 1958 a white girl kissed two African American boys aged 9 and 7 on the cheeks. The two boys were arrested, detained for 6 days without access to their parents or legal counsel, & were severely beaten by the police. The boys were detained for a total of 3 months.