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TIL billboards are banned in four states: Alaska, Hawaii, Maine, and Vermont.

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g4WW TIL Aerogel (an ultralight material used by NASA) was created by a scientist as the result of a bet whether he could replace the liquid in jellies with gas
p81rA TIL that Julius Caesar's last words were not "Et tu, Brutus?" but instead "Kai su, teknon?" meaning "You too, child?" in ancient Greek.
gM4NX TIL that For up to 15 years after WW2 the USS Calhoun County sailors dumped thousands of tons of radioactive waste into ocean
WkGPd TIL that chicken tenders are the tenderloin of the chicken.
R54Jj TIL: Rope can be threaded left or right handed, commonly know as S and Z laid, with each way giving different properties to the rope