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TIL that duels are legal in Washington and Texas

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69LyQ TIL Calama, Chile (pop 147,886) has an average annual precipitation of 5 mm (0.20 inches). For comparison - Dubai has an annual precipitation of 79.2 mm (3.12 inches).
J1XVk TIL about the world's only solar production car, the Light Year 0. It costw about a quarter million euros and has a range of 40 mi/day from solar charging. A replacement, coming 2025, will sell for $40,000.
xVxJo TIL: Martha Washington lived in "The White House", a plantation owned by her first husband, John Custis. The actual White House was finished and first occupied by President John Adams, and was first actually called the "White House" by Teddy Roosevelt.
rM6d TIL in 2015 a bus driver in India took a nap on his bus, only to be awoken to a monkey that had climbed into the driver’s cabin & had started the engine. As the driver ran to the cabin, the monkey panicked, shifted gears & jumped out. The bus rammed 2 other buses before the driver regained control.
b6kn9 TIL the signature fashion designs for the groups Labelle, Funkadelic and Kiss were all created by the same man, Larry LeGaspi.